On Tuesday, October 29, the Chilean government had to appear before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) because of accusations concerning violations of union freedom made by union organizations. They want the Labor Code to be reformed, as it stifles the creation of free sectoral unions and the emergence of true collective bargaining. (Ref. 130672)
Government and unions appear before the IACHR. The current Labor Code, in force since the Pinochet Dictatorship, was the object of debates on Tuesday, October 29 in Washington DC when the Chilean government and unions appeared before the IACHR to analyze union freedom. This law, which several parts of the Chilean society view as archaic, strongly limits workers’ rights. After a request sent by several unions in August, following the Central Workers’ Union (CUT), the IACHR accepted to look in
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