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Labour news from Central America

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Belize

Unions say no but church says yes to increased taxes 2010-04-05 [Channel5Belize]
Teacher’s union responds to education minister 2010-02-27 [Channel5belize]
'Protesting Guatemalan teachers shut down Melchor Bridge' 2010-02-26 [Amandala]


Costa Rica

Dockers’ union complaint against Costa Rican government 2010-07-30 [ITF]
Costa Rican government ends standoff with ‘pirate' taxi drivers 2010-07-02 [The Tico Times]
Possible Tránsito Strike On Monday 2010-06-05 [Inside Costa Rica]


El Salvador

ACT NOW! Solidarity Campaign El Salvador for ILO conventions 2010-04-09 [BWI]
Appalling Situation in the Export Processing Zones 2010-02-11 [ITUC]
Union Leader Shot Dead 2010-01-20 [ITUC]


Guatemala

Bottle distributors trying to unionize face 2-year strike, 2 assassinations 2010-07-02 [The Dominion]
Fruit multinational violate workers fundamental rights 2010-04-15 [ITUC]
Assassination of two Indigenous and Rural Workers Trade Union Movement of Guatemala (MSICG) leaders 2010-04-02 [ITUC]


Honduras

Nike pays $1.5 million to relief fund for laid-off workers 2010-07-27 [Maquila Solidarity Network]
Pressured, Nike to Help Workers in Honduras 2010-07-27 [NYT]
Journalist murders spotlight government failures 2010-07-27 [CPJ]


Nicaragua

Workers deny conspiracy against Dole 2010-05-15 [AP]
Taxi Strike Exemplifies Culture of Violence 2010-04-24 [NicaTimes.net]
B2Gold a Canadian company says labor strike ends at Limon mine in Nicaragua 2009-11-16 [Reuters]


Panama

Panama’s Unraveling Democracy: The Social Cost of Martinelli’s Chorizo Law 2010-07-30 [COHA]
TUCA mission to Panama 2010-07-15 [UNI]
TUCA calls for cessation of violence in Panama 2010-07-15 [UNI]
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