The Central America Committee engaged with trade union and women’s organizations in El Salvador and Honduras to address priority issues of garment workers. Collaborative efforts focused on increasing access to affordable and quality childcare for working parents, promoting respect for freedom of association and the right to bargain collectively, and addressing sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination at work.

Additional concerns raised in regular dialogue sessions included factory closures, severance and contract practices, and health and safety policies that had failed to adequately address workers’ chronic illnesses and ergonomic-related injuries.