Serious trade union rights violations in Costa Rica
16 Apr '07
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"This is a tremendously serious violation of the right to bargain collectively which until now the government has failed to address in any satisfactory way" concluded Ryder. "The government is clearly taking the wrong path for the country's development."
The reports further notes that governmental efforts in the fight against discrimination in remuneration may have yielded some positive results but that much work remains to be done, particularly with regard to women migrant workers who are often suffer serious discrimination.
Finally the report notes that despite some governmental efforts, there remain over 100,000 children aged 5 to 17 working instead of attending school.