Guatemala - Guide on labour rights and obligations with a focus on labour migration, decent work and fair recruitment, including a COVID-19 annex on prevention and mitigation at the workplace
- Responsible Organisations: Guatemalan Autonomous Popular Union Movement and the Global Unions of Guatemala
- ILO Regions: Americas
- Country(ies): Guatemala
- Thematic areas: Fair recruitment
- MLFLM: 13.
Description
The Guatemalan Autonomous Popular Union Movement and the Global Unions of Guatemala developed, validated and implemented a strategy on labour migration and fair recruitment. It included the development of a guide aimed at supporting unions in defending and promoting labour rights, as well as the obligations that are contracted in an employment relationship, including with regards to recruitment. The guide was developed from the perspective of the ILO General Principles and Operational Guidelines for the Fair Recruitment (GPOG) covering all workers, including migrant workers. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Annex was added on prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 at the workplace.
A socialization, dissemination and training process was carried out presenting the guide to a total of 200 union representatives, and analyzing and reflecting on its content, documenting relevant points, shared experiences and recommendations for future actions, thus strengthening the advocacy by trade union organizations on recruitment matters in Guatemala.
Proof of impact/progress
Importantly, the trade union organizations in Guatemala reaffirmed their commitment to promote and defend the labour rights of not only national workers but also migrant workers. This included the signing of the bi-national Trade Union Agreement for the Defence of Decent Work and Equitable Hiring for Migrant Workers of the Mexico-Guatemala Corridor.
The guide that follows from this commitment was prepared in a simple language for ease of communication by union organizations and workers themselves, and is being used to reach out to migrant workers.
Other promising features
Potential for replication or extension:
Both the methodology used and the content of the guide could be adapted and replicated in other countries, particularly where the Inter-Union Committee for the Labour Rights of Migrants exists (i.e. Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panamá).
Relevance:
The Guide on decent work and fair recruitment and its annex on Covid-19 address topics of interest to trade union organizations and workers. It also includes a specific section related to fair recruitment aimed at migrant workers, thus seeking to make said topic part of the trade union agenda in Guatemala.
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