Honduras
Pact has been working in Honduras since 2009 when USAID awarded Pact with a two-year contract to strengthen civil society organizations and national institutions entrusted to support the administration of labor justice in Central America and the Dominican Republic.
Through the Citizens’ Access to Labor Justice for CAFTA-DR Program, Pact is assisting Honduras to achieve its obligations under the Free Trade Agreement between Central America, Dominican Republic and the United States, commonly known as CAFTA-DR. This is an agreement that creates a free trade zone which encompasses Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. Unlike previous trade agreements, CAFTA-DR includes provisions that require signatory countries to take steps to improve labor conditions and the administration of labor justice. In Honduras, Pact’s work is particularly focused on improving labor conditions for low-income workers involved in labor disputes.
Under this program, Pact is building the capacity of public defenders and free legal assistance providers through specialized labor law trainings and donations of legal reference materials, computer equipment and case management software. To achieve this, Pact has partnered with the following organization:
