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Public Services International (PSI) affiliates demand investigations into attacks against legitimately elected union leaders in Guatemala

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Public Services International (PSI) affiliates demand investigations into attacks against legitimately elected union leaders in Guatemala [PBI] 03-02-2026


/ Global Stop persecution of union leader Lesbia Xiomara Conde Pacheco [PSI]  ActNOW!  08-12-2025


/ Guatemala Pawel and Lesbia, sacked for their activism, need our solidarity [Solidarity - Eric Lee]  ActNOW!  19-11-2025


Unions strengthen power [IndustriALL] 21-08-2025


/ Guatemala CUPE calls on Guatemalan government to release human rights defender Leocadio Juracan [CUPE] 16-08-2025



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Public Services International (PSI) affiliates demand investigations into attacks against legitimately elected union leaders in Guatemala 2026-02-03 [PBI]

Global Stop persecution of union leader Lesbia Xiomara Conde Pacheco  ActNOW!  2025-12-08 [PSI]

Guatemala Pawel and Lesbia, sacked for their activism, need our solidarity  ActNOW!  2025-11-19 [Solidarity - Eric Lee]

Guatemala Saskatchewan SUN Members Making a Difference 2025-10-19 [SUN]

“For how much longer will Guatemala ignore the potential that its demographic dividend presents for economic growth and the future for its youth?” 2025-10-17 [Equal Times]

Unions strengthen power 2025-08-21 [IndustriALL]

Guatemala CUPE calls on Guatemalan government to release human rights defender Leocadio Juracan 2025-08-16 [CUPE]

Guatemala ICE arrests Guatemalan workers heading to harvest berries near Woodburn, advocate group says 2025-08-10 [OR Live]

VIDEO Guatemala Ohio line workers home after rebuilding a village in Guatemala 2025-01-26 [ABC / WSYX]

Guatemala Defending human rights in Guatemala 2024-12-06 [PSAC]

PSI condemns murder of union leader Ronaldo Gómez Godoy of the National Health Union of Guatemala 2024-10-01 [PSI]

Nursing Union will demand labor improvements 2024-08-23 [Prensa Latina]

Transport workers denounce surging extortions 2024-08-16 [Prensa Latina]

South America With President Arévalo’s hands tied, Guatemala’s Indigenous communities are increasingly losing hope 2024-08-09 [Equal Times]

People of the Union: Vanessa Ovando 2024-07-20 [FIFPRO]

Guatemala Fair trade coffee from Café Justicia 2024-07-15 [PSAC]

Union Leader Anastacio Tzib Caal Murdered 2024-06-18 [USG]

Democracy and the world of work in Guatemala: from uncertainty to hope 2024-06-06 [Equal Times]

Education union leaders under attack for defending quality public education 2024-06-01 [EI]

Green jobs in agriculture in Guatemala: how close are they? 2023-12-14 [Equal Times]

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]

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

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

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

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

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]

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]

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

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