New Study on Worker Rights in El Salvador Reports Many Violations

A study released on February 10, 2010 assesses the state of labor rights in El Salvador and reports widespread violations, including mistreatment of women workers in the country’s Free Trade Zones, denial of basic rights for public sector workers, a recent murder of the general secretary of a public sector union, and discriminatory employment and pay for women.

The study was released by the International Trade Union Confederation, an organization of unions that represents 175 million workers in 155 countries and territories.  Release was timed to coincide with the World Trade Organization’s review of El Salvador’s trade policies.

Copies of the report are available in English here and Spanish here.