Statement
Letter Urging the Salvadoran Government to Respect the Democratic Processes of Unions
… Rolando Castro Minister of Labor and Social Provision San Salvador, El Salvador Dear Minister Castro: I am writing to follow up on the letter I sent on behalf of the twelve and half million members of the American Federation of Labor and … Organizations (AFL-CIO) on November 5, 2019. That letter expressed our concern over the Salvadoran government’s actions to undermine the democratic union structures and authentic worker voice and representation at Union of Workers of the … Organization conventions. As Labor Minister, it is your role to ensure that the members of the STISSS can exercise their right to elect their leadership without fear. The AFL-CIO stands in solidarity with STISSS and its legitimate elected …