Technical support on ILS in Guatemala

This project aims at strengthening the country’s capacity to ratify and apply international labour standards and to fulfil its reporting obligations. Work will focus on the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169) ratified by Guatemala in 1996, as part of the commitments made under the Peace Accords, specifically the Agreement on Identity and Rights of the Indigenous Peoples. Since then, the Government of Guatemala has been implementing measures to comply with the provisions of the Convention. However, a recent analysis by the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations has shown that effective implementation and recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples remains a major challenge, in particular in relation to the efforts to establish an appropriate mechanism for consultation and to the participation of indigenous women. In this context, representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations have renewed their requests to the ILO to address the design of an instrument for consultation and participation and to support the rights of indigenous peoples. The ILO is supporting the adoption of a consultation mechanism, promoting strategies to improve the living conditions of indigenous women and developing programmes aimed at eliminating child labour in indigenous communities.

Project symbol

GTM/16/01/RBS

Admin unit

DWT/CO-San Jose

Start date

01/01/2016

End date

28/02/2018

Total allocation

234814

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

234814

Development Partners

Core voluntary funds (RBSA)

Country/Countries

Guatemala

Outcomes

Ratification and application of international labour standards