Global Rights Index 2014 - Ecuador
| Publisher | International Trade Union Confederation |
| Publication Date | 19 May 2014 |
| Cite as | International Trade Union Confederation, Global Rights Index 2014 - Ecuador, 19 May 2014, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/53bcf9b814.html [accessed 5 June 2023] |
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Country Rating: 3
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Regular violation of rights
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Government and/or companies are regularly interfering in collective labour rights or are failling to fully guarantee important aspects of these rights. There are deficiencies in laws and/or certain practices which make frequent violations possible.
Nestlé is harassing workers who are concerned with safety at their Guayaquil factory. In July 2013, the trade union's health and safety secretary, Carlos Velastegui, was dismissed after he asked the company for a copy of the workplace accident and ailments reports.
Unfair dismissals at Dole: In December 2013, Dole unfairly dismissed around 25 workers at its María José 1 and 2 and Banaloli 1 and 2 plantations in the province of Los Ríos. They were all members of the Comité de Empresa de Trabajadores de la Compañía Megabananas, a trade union affiliated to the Federación Nacional de Trabajadores Agroindustriales, Campesinos e Indígenas Libres del Ecuador (FENACLE).
