Mexico: Promote safe and decent work in the production of chili and tomato in Jalisco

Published 2021년 12월 14일

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The United States government has allocated $180 million to support decent and safe work for day laborers in Mexico, with a significant portion of the funds earmarked for Jalisco. This initiative, aimed at combating forced labor and child labor, will also improve occupational health and safety, particularly in the tomato and chili supply chains. The Office of International Labor Affairs of the US Department of Labor will finance projects to support labor reform and workplace safety in Mexico. The announcement was made during a seminar emphasizing the importance of decent work, sustainable growth, and workers' protection, especially during the pandemic.

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VÍCTOR RAMÍREZ. THE WESTERN. The United States government allocated 180 million dollars and part of those resources will reach Jalisco to achieve the necessary changes. Designing solutions and public policies and having a positive impact on the lives of those who work in the Mexican countryside, among them those in Jalisco, is part of the objectives of the seminar "Towards a safe field with decent work in the chile and tomato chains in Jalisco" said Pedro Américo Furtado de Oliveira, Director of the Office of the International Labor Organization (ILO) for Mexico and Cuba. To support this program in Latin America, the United States government allocated 180 million dollars and part of those resources will reach Jalisco to carry out the studies and changes necessary to achieve decent and safe work for day laborers as well as eradicate forced labor and child, detailed the United States Consul in Guadalajara, Eliza F. Al-Laham. He indicated that in all industries workers "deserve to ...

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