The union was at the forefront of a campaign to force the resignation of the Registrar General of Quetzaltenango, due to his complicity in violations of workers’ Rights.
“The tragic loss of Byron Arrega, yet another appalling murder of a Guatemalan trade unionist, must not go unpunished. The authorities must find and prosecute those responsable, and protect trade unionists and others who are risking their lives to defend fundamental human rights,” said ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow.
