Paita, Eten, Pacasmayo, Salaverry, Callao, Pisco, Mollendo and Ilo, five of which are ports of call for foreign coasting steamers.
The capital is Moquegua (pop. about 5000 in 1906), in the upper valley of the Ilo River, 4500 ft.
The ILO estimates 250 million people globally suffer a work-related accident each year and 3,000 workers are killed daily.
The ILO has given the military junta until November 2004 to demonstrate real progress on the issue of forced labor.