December 2004
More
than 2,000 Honduran Security Guards Without Labor Rights
The
lack of State control over security companies in Honduras has led to serious
labor rights violations. The security guards that provide services for
these companies are left with their rights completely unprotected.
Three months ago, the Association for a More Just Society (AJS) received
various complaints and charges from private security guards working in
the capital. The complaints given by these employees, who were very anguished
because their rights were not being respected, are as follows:
· Exhausting work hours, 12 to 24 hour shifts
· No overtime pay
· Unjustified deductions in salary
· Had to pay for uniforms themselves,
costs deducted from salary
· No vacation time
· Not given educational voucher
· Individuals fired without justification or legal documentation
· No regional company office to place claims
· Paid only portions of their salary
AJS checked into the claims that were being presented, interviewing and
collecting documents from the employees to verify the charges. After investigating
the case, AJS proceeded to solicit a complete inspection of the company
in question, Delta Security Services, before the Secretary of Labor.
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Articles:
Interviews:
Selvin
Martinez
-Labor Inspector
Carlos
Ayala
-Lawyer for the
Secretary of Labor