Honduras: Information on a labour conflict at Industrias Pacer in July 1993 in which union members were prosecuted and where CODEH and other organizations intervened
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | HND18584.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Honduras: Information on a labour conflict at Industrias Pacer in July 1993 in which union members were prosecuted and where CODEH and other organizations intervened, 1 October 1994, HND18584.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac17a0.html [accessed 31 May 2023] |
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Information on labour problems at a workplace known as Industrias Pacer in or around July 1993 could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB. Please find attached some documents that refer to a strike at a company in Honduras that took place in September 1993 in a factory called Paraiso (please note that the Spanish pronunciation of Paraiso might sound somewhat similar to the word Pacer). The attachments describe the unrest as the first attempt at unionizing a "maquila" factory, mention the involvement of CODEH and the Independent Federation of Honduran Workers (FITH), and indicate that the unrest was triggered by the dismissal of union members and pregnant women, among other alleged abuses. The dates of the dismissals are not given by the sources. Please consult the attached documents for further details.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
Central America Report [Guatemala]. 15 October 1993. "Honduras: Three Strikes."
International Secretariat of OMCT/SOS-Torture. 6 october 1993. "Case HND 041093." (WEB/Internet)
Inter Press Service (IPS). 8 October 1993. Juan Ramón Dur n. "First Attempt to Create a Union in a Maquila Fails." (Central America NewsPak [Austin, Tex.] 4-17 Oct. 1993, p. 8)
Additional Sources Consulted
Human Rights Watch World Report 1994.
Amnesty International Report 1994.
Documentation-Réfugiés [Paris]. Weekly.
Material from the Indexed Media Review (IMR) or country files containing articles and reports from diverse sources (primarily dailies and periodicals) from the Weekly Media Review.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. Daily.
Newspapers and periodicals pertaining to the appropriate region.
On-line searches of news articles.
