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Solidaridad con Guatemala

La violación de la libertad sindical en Guatemala es endémica. En los últimos años más de 80 líderes sindicales han sido asesinados.

El sistema de control de normas de la OIT viene examinando la situación de la libertad sindical en el país desde hace muchos años, pero el progreso alcanzado es limitado. A raíz de ello, delegados trabajadores presentaron una Queja durante la Conferencia Internacional del Trabajo de 2012. El Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos de América llegó a conclusiones similares bajo el mecanismo de revisión de la cláusula laboral del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre los Estados Unidos, América Central y República Dominicana (CAFTA-DR). Distintos gobiernos de Guatemala han prometido hacer frente al problema y remediarlo, siendo la Hoja de Ruta de 2013 la última de estas iniciativas.

Misiones de la ISP han visitado Guatemala en 2013, 2014, 2016 y 2017, al mismo tiempo que el Grupo Coordinador de la ISP fue creado en el país. El Grupo ha estado haciendo campaña para fortalecer el movimiento sindical y liderando los esfuerzos para lograr avances significativos en materia de libertad sindical.

News coverage - Guatemala

19 November 2013
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International news covering the high-level delegation of trade union leaders who met with Guatemala’s President and leading ministers on August 13-14, 2013 and follow-up to the mission.

Violence against trade union leadership continues in Guatemala

23 October 2013
Melvy Lizeth Camey Rojas, Secretary General of the Department of Santa Rosa in Guatemala has had her life threatened a second time (October 2013).

Latest update: On October 11, Juan Jose Ortiz, SNTSG member and Financial Secretary of the Health Centre of Barberena Santa Rosa, was kidnapped on his way to the city centre. For more than 24 hours he was held captive, threatened and tortured. On 12 October, he was bundled into a car for a short drive, his eyes were then uncovered and he was left in the centre of Barberena. Mr Ortiz does not remember much of what happened; he was apparently drugged and received cigarette burns on his eyelids and eyebrows. He fears for his life and that of his family.

PSI Report: Conclusions and recommendations - Guatemala

10 October 2013
PSI Delegation to Guatemala

This report presents the main conclusions of the PSI solidarity mission to Guatemala and proposes a way forward.

Workers in Guatemala must be protected when they speak out

04 September 2013
Rosa Pavanelli, PSI General Secretary

Equal Times editorial by Rosa Pavanelli, PSI General Secretary:

Public Services International (PSI) led an international trade union delegation to meet with Guatemalan government leaders on 13-14 August, 2013. "We went to Guatemala to convey the international support of public services workers for PSI affiliate members in this country, and to emphasize that the global trade union movement is focused on addressing the dire situation for workers in Guatemala."

A starting point for justice in Guatemala

20 August 2013

A high-level international delegation of trade union leaders has gained a commitment from Guatemala’s President that he will publicly speak out about the need to respect and protect the lives of union members and to recognize the crucial role of public service workers in forming a democratic society.

Photos: Solidarity mission to Guatemala

13 August 2013

Solidarity mission to Guatemala, 12-14 August 2013

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No more impunity – trade deals must assure justice for workers in Guatemala

08 August 2013

The global union federation Public Services International is leading an international delegation of trade union leaders to meet with Guatemala’s President and leading ministers on August 13-14, 2013. The delegation will press demands that the government take immediate steps to stop all violence directed at trade unions and their members and to ensure workers’ lives and legal rights are respected in Guatemala. The mission includes union leaders from Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and the United States.

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