Labor's Anti-Trade Drive Claims a Victim, Guatemala

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Armando de la Torre

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GUATEMALA CITY — On March 26, in order to be in compliance with International Labor Organization guidelines, the Guatemalan Congress passed a set of eight labor reforms. Unsatisfied with the extent of the legislation, U.S. Ambassador Prudence Bushnell paid an uninvited visit on May 3. She threatened that if it failed to pass 28 additional regulations proposed by the Ministry of Labor, the U.S. would kick Guatemala out of the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) and the General System of Preferences (GSP), two preferential-trade programs on which many farmers, laborers and businesses in Guatemala rely. Ms. Bushnell's threat, which she claims is backed by the U.S. State Department, achieved its desired results. On Monday, Congress passed all but three of the remaining laws that she demanded.

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de la TorreA. (2020). Labor’s Anti-Trade Drive Claims a Victim, Guatemala. Acta Académica, 29(Mayo), 73-74. Retrieved from http://201.196.25.14/index.php/actas/article/view/577
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Acta Económica