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1 STABLE EMPLOYMENT

It is the possibility of choosing work and doing it on a voluntary basis:

– To obtain employment without discrimination.

– To be qualified to perform the job.

– To guarantee stability as long as the job exists.

– Protection against unemployment, reinstatement for unjustified dismissal and promotion based on seniority in the job.

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2 SUFFICIENT SALARY

Adequate remuneration to satisfy the minimum conditions that allow a decent life for the worker and his family.

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3 SATISFACTORY WORKING CONDITIONS

They comprise:

– Work schedule in accordance with the law, maximum working day length of 8 hours.

– Sufficient rest to recover lost energy.

– Safe and healthy working environment.

– Indemnity for occupational hazards.

– Humane and respectful treatment.

– Payment of legal benefits; overtime, Christmas bonus, vacation, bonuses.

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4 FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION

For the worker it means:

– The possibility of associating or joining a union or any other form of labor organization for the defense of the interests of working persons.

– The right to elect their representatives by free, universal and secret ballot.

– The non-intervention of authorities or employers in union affairs.

– The democratic functioning of the labor union.

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5 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

It is the possibility for workers organized in a union to negotiate more and better benefits than those established by law as minimum benefits.

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6 STRIKE

Generally consists of:

– The suspension of work from the workplace to pressure the employer in order to obtain better work benefits, obtain an equitable distribution of profits that allows workers to live and work with dignity, as well as exercise the right to collective bargaining.

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7 GENDER EQUITY RIGHTS

These rights demand:

– Equal opportunities for men and women in the exercise of all rights.

– Equality between both, without detriment to their employment or acquired rights.

– The right of working women not to be sexually harassed.

– The right not to be required to make efforts during pregnancy that put their health at risk in relation to gestation.

– The right to be granted a minimum period of six weeks before and six weeks after childbirth, with full salary, keeping their jobs and acquired rights.

– Free daycare for their children.

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8 PROTECTION OF MINORS

To be understood as:

– The prohibition of work for minors under 14 years of age. The state must provide protection and surveillance so that minors may continue their studies.

– Minors over 14 years of age and under 16 years of age shall have a maximum work day of six hours.

– The authority must guarantee the labor rights of minors.

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9 UNWAIVABILITY OF ACQUIRED RIGHTS

It means:

– No acquired right can be waived, even if there is a document signed before witnesses or any authority.

– The government and the company have the obligation to always respect the rights of workers.

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10 LABOR JUSTICE

Refers to:

– The State must guarantee by appropriate means, that when a right is violated, working persons may be given a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, so that their rights and obligations may be determined promptly, expeditiously and free of charge.

– That justice be equitable and satisfactory, ensuring the worker and his or her family a decent existence, supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection and equal pay for equal work.

– The labor authorities must guarantee the observance of the labor rights of workers.