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Unions raise 'serious concerns' on govt's handling of COVID-19

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Guatemala must respect freedom of association 2022-06-11 [IndustriALL]

Death threats against union leader and family 2022-04-04 [ITUC]

Death threats against union leader and family 2022-04-02 [Scoop World]

USA Guatemala's youth pay the high cost of mass emigration 2022-03-04 [Equal Times]

IUF Latin America calls on Guatemalan government to release funds for human rights work 2021-09-08 [IUF]

Union efforts save workers' jobs and homes in hurricane ravaged Guatemala For more info 2021-04-27 [Banana Link]

Unionized banana workers earn more and have safer workplaces 2021-03-27 [IUF]

In Guatemala, Chortí women are trying to overcome adversity through enterprise 2021-03-26 [Equal Times]

Trade unions make a big difference for Guatemalan banana workers For more info 2021-02-02 [Banana Link]

The Union Difference in Guatemala Banana Plantations For more info 2021-01-28 [Solidarity Center]

Ternium Guatemala union registers first collective agreement 2020-11-05 [IndustriALL]

Indigenous Guatemalan Journalist Faces Charges after Reporting on Protest 2020-11-03 [Nacla]

FESTRAS union leader brutally beaten 2020-09-29 [IUF]

Guatemala Social Justice Fund : Stories from Education-In-Action 2020-08-23 [PSAC]

Covid outbreak exposes dire conditions at Guatemala factory making US brands 2020-08-06 [The Guardian]

Canada NUPGE calls on Guatemalan president to end repression of trade unionists 2020-07-17 [NUPGE]

Government authorizes unpaid layoffs 2020-04-18 [BWI]

Nespresso finds child labor at three Guatemalan coffee farms 2020-04-07 [Thomson Reuters Foundation]

Unions raise 'serious concerns' on govt's handling of COVID-19 2020-03-27 [BWI]

Trade union inaugurates training center for construction workers 2020-03-27 [BWI]

Central America Guatemala: a workers' paradise? 2020-03-11 [Equal Times]

Union signs historic agreement with Ternium Guatemala 2020-02-23 [IndustriALL]

Honduras Report: Unionists Face Death, Attacks in Central America For more info 2019-08-07 [Solidarity Center]

Two Union Leaders Targeted For more info  ActNOW!  2019-02-05 [Solidarity Center]

Solidarity with Guatemala - support the online campaign  ActNOW!  2019-02-01 [PSI]

Soccer players are workers too. And in Guatemala, they just went on strike 2018-10-15 [Salon]

Teachers March En Masse for Better Budgets and Wages 2018-05-05 [TeleSUR]

Guatemala 3 Unionists Murdered in Guatemala, Honduras in Past Year 2018-03-23 [Solidarity Center]

Guatemala and the curse of abundance 2017-10-30 [Equal Times]

Ecocide and modern slavery in the land of the Maya 2017-10-01 [Equal Times]

Ecocide and modern slavery in the land of the Maya: the impact of oil palm cultivation in Guatemala 2017-09-30 [Equal Times]

Ecocide and modern slavery in the land of the Maya: the impact of oil palm cultivation in Guatemala 2017-09-26 [Equal Times]

Another union leader murdered 2017-09-08 [Solidarity Center]

Guatemalan Farmer's Murder Reveals Vast Employer Theft For more info 2017-07-25 [Solidarity Center]

Guatemala Recruiters Exploit Guatemalan Farm Workers in Canada: Report 2017-07-15 [TeleSUR]

Guatemala Minnesota Rally fights deportation of Twin Cities labor leader: Supporters say return to Guatemala could be fatal 2017-06-27 [Star Tribune]

Campesinos March to Demand President Resign 2017-05-24 [TeleSUR]

Guatemala TUC Aid Project Update: Strengthening union organising in Guatemala banana union 2017-04-27 [TUC]

Guatemala Steelworkers Humanity Fund Contributes $10,000 to Guatemalan Communities Affected by Severe Drought 2017-03-27 [USW]

Guatemala In defence of indigenous communities and workers' rights 2017-03-15 [CUPE]

Guatemala Building International Indigenous solidarity from Canada to Guatemala 2017-03-08 [OPSEU]

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