  CSL Rule of Law: Labor Justice Advocacy in the CAFTA-DR Signatory Countries Programs CSL Rule of Law: In the News Ombudsman Office in Costa Rica Thanks Pact Ombudsman Report to Costa Rican Congress HondurasIn Honduras, Pact works with the Catholic University of Honduras to produce and publish the Honduran Labor litigation manual, for donation to organizations that work on labor rights issues in the country. Pact also supplies the free legal assistance clinics of UNAH and UNICAH with computers, as well as strengthened the capacity of staff through professional training courses. Participating in the trainings were the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, as well as the Central General de Trabajadores, Confederacion de Trabajadores de Honduras, and the Confederacion Unitaria de Trabajadores. Topics covered in these trainings include Substantive Labor Rights with and International and Constitutional Focus, Procedural Labor Rights – Resources for the Investigation Stage, Investigation and Oral Litigation Techniques as an Effective Tool, and Interest Based Bargaining. Additionally, Pact partners with the Ombudsman office to empower them to eliminate discrimination through better administration of justice. Recent Results On Monday, June 6, Pact and the representatives of the UNAH in Honduras coordinated the module IV training for the lawyers of the Ministry of Labor and the free legal clinics of the UNAH and UNICAH. On Tuesday, June 21, the UNAH began developing a new building of the University, in order to strengthen the free legal assistance provided to workers. Pact has partnered with the following organizations in Honduras: |
