Peru ministry, US embassy team up

Callao dockworkers have been fighting to regain their collective bargaining rights.

[NOTE: Peru is one of several Latin American countries in which dockworkers are fighting abuse by global terminal operators and their own governments. The ILWU Coast Longshore Division recently supported Callao dockworkers during their 3-week strike to regain their collective bargaining rights.]

Peruvian Trade and Tourism Minister Eduardo Ferreyros and US Ambassador to Peru, Rose M. Likins, have launched ‘Facilitating Trade’, a project from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) which aims to provide the country with technical assistance for improving business climate and competitiveness in Peru. The event was attended by USAID/Peru Mission Director Richard Goughnour and the project’s chief Elena Conterno.

USAID’s ‘Facilitating Trade’ project will address issues such as labor matters, intellectual property, trade facilitation, administrative procedures simplification, medicine and telecommunications.

From Andina

For more information on Peru’s abuse of labor rights:

• Army work Peru docks during strike
• ‘It’ll take at least a week to clear backlog’ after military took over Peru docks during strike
• ILWU President urges Peru: Make DP World respect international labor laws