On March 3, PBI-Honduras and PBI-Canada met with Franklin Almendares, General Secretary, and Rosa Santamaría, member of the National Board of Directors, of the National Union of Rural Workers (CNTC) at their office in Tegucigalpa.
The CNTC is affiliated with the Unified Confederation of Honduran Workers (CUTH) which in turn is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), along with 150+ labour organizations including the Canadian Labour Congress.
PBI-Honduras has previously posted in an article: “For Rosa, both women defenders of land and territory and the wives of defenders are extremely vulnerable. They have to face the struggle whether they want to or not and if their husband has been killed or imprisoned, then they can defend their land, their crops and their home alone, as well as take care of their children.”
Peace Brigades International has accompanied the union since May 2018.
You can find out more about the CNTC on their website and on Facebook and Instagram.
Photo: PBI-Honduras with Franklin Almendares, General Secretary, National Union of Rural Workers (CNTC).
