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The U.S. Needs to Do More to Protect Basic Labor Rights in Honduras

On Oct. 15, 2018 the United States Department of Labor issued a “progress” report on the Honduran government’s implementation of an action plan (MAP) negotiated between the parties in 2015. The MAP was developed in response to a complaint filed by the AFL-CIO, Honduran unions and Honduran nongovernmental organizations under the Central American Free Trade Agreement’s (CAFTA) labor chapter in 2012, which included cases concerning child labor, illegally low pay and denial of the right to organize and to bargain. The U.S. government had found that nearly every claim in the petition was supported by the evidence and that the Honduran government had in fact routinely failed to enforce its laws.
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Letter Expressing Concern about the November 2017 Honduras Elections

AFL-CIO's letter to the U.S. Department of State expressing concern about the November 2017 Honduras electoral process and the subsequent violent repression of the Honduran population.
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Haitian Workers Call for Renewal of Temporary Protected Status

Hospitality workers and allies rallied in Miami Beach calling on the Trump administration to renew the Temporary Protected Status of more than 50,000 Haitian nationals in the U.S.
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Would You Be as Brave as This Man?

Labor activists in Honduras are met with threats and violence but won't give up the fight.
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AFL-CIO Supports Suspension of All U.S. Funding for Honduran Security Forces

The AFL-CIO supports the Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act, which would suspend all funding to Honduran security forces. These forces have engaged in well-documented cases of excessive use...
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Family and Allies of Berta Cáceres Remember Her Life and Continue Her Struggle

Like many who speak up in Honduras, indigenous leader Berta Cáceres was murdered for her activism. She was repeatedly threatened and eventually murdered just before midnight on March 2. Since...