During June 2026, the 114th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) is being held in Geneva, Switzerland. Representatives of governments, employers, and workers from the 187 ILO Member States participate in this major annual assembly, which addresses various topics related to the world of work, such as decent work in the platform economy, the … Read more

During the presentation of SISCA’s regional report, Natalia Álvarez Rojas, a specialist with the lacommunis Association, warned that without regulatory frameworks governing information systems, it will not be possible to design effective public policies for migrant and returning workers. On June 2, the Secretariat for Central American Social Integration (SISCA) presented the regional report “Labor … Read more

The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation is profoundly transforming the economy, employment, and the functioning of the industrial production system. The question that is increasingly gaining traction is simple yet unsettling. If machines perform more and more human work, who will pay the taxes that sustain the Welfare State? This debate on taxation … Read more

In just a few weeks, the FIFA men’s World Cup will begin. Official propaganda touts it as the most inclusive competition in history: three host countries (United States, Mexico, and Canada), 16 cities where the tournament will take place, and 48 national teams competing for the Cup. In the group stage, teams will compete in … Read more

In a significant step toward the development of joint projects, the lacommunis Association signed memorandums of understanding with the Salvadoran National Indigenous Coordinating Council (CCNIS) and the Central American Indigenous Council (CICA) during a ceremony held at the CCNIS headquarters in San Salvador on May 25, 2026. The agreements were signed by Betty Pérez on … Read more

On 21 May 2026, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), based in The Hague, issued an Advisory Opinion determining that the right to strike is internationally protected under Convention 87 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) concerning freedom of association. In its operative clause, the ICJ decision states: “By ten votes to four, it is … Read more

In May 2025, a legislative bill introduced by a member of the Paraguayan Senate was debated, proposing the establishment of a forty-hour working week. Its almost immediate rejection came as no surprise, given that the forty-eight‑hour working week—officially adopted in 1936 under the government of Rafael Franco—remains, to this day, largely unobserved. The proposal was … Read more

Between 20 April and 1 May 2026, the 25th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (hereinafter, the Permanent Forum) took place. The Permanent Forum is an advisory body to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), established in the year 2000 with the mandate to examine issues pertaining to Indigenous … Read more

From Keynes’s dream to democratic recession In 1930, economist J.M. Keynes predicted that, because the world would be much richer in the future, his grandchildren would work only 15 hours a week. I wish this democratic premonition would resonate enough, so allow me, before addressing the issue related to the reduction of working hours, to … Read more

On April 27, the lacommunis Association and the Human Rights Institute of the University of San Carlos de Guatemala (IDHUSAC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Inter-institutional Cooperation, with the aim of strengthening joint initiatives in areas of mutual interest. The agreement was signed by Sergio Morales, director of IDHUSAC, and Ricardo Changala, president of … Read more

Bees are insects that inhabit all continents except Antarctica, although a greater number of species are found in arid and temperate zones than in tropical regions closer to the equator. Over 20,000 distinct subspecies of bees are currently recognized, classified into seven families. Bees constitute an integral component of the biodiversity upon which all human … Read more

On March 24, 2026, the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, through Legislative File No. 25.197, declared Doña Filomena Navas Salazar—an Indigenous woman of the Bröran people born in Térraba in 1926—a “Benemérita de la Patria” (Meritorious of the Homeland). The Bröran people are located in Térraba, a community in the canton of Buenos Aires, Puntarenas … Read more

As part of the commemoration of the 229th anniversary of the Garífuna people’s arrival in Honduras, the Organization for Ethnic Community Development (ODECO) convened a National Assembly of Leaders and Representatives of Afro-Honduran Communities. The result was a forceful political and cultural position paper, read today in San José de la Punta, which summarizes decades … Read more

Perhaps without delving too deeply into the matter, a shift in perspective regarding the commitments made by international organizations is quietly taking hold in our reality. Recently, the International Labour Organization (ILO), together with Nestlé, launched a two-year project to promote fair recruitment and labor rights in coffee supply chains in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. … Read more

In order to circumvent the consequences of the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026, which nullified its tariff strategy, the U.S. administration intends to invoke the Trade Act of 1974 to impose punitive tariffs on dozens of countries, alleging their lack of concrete action against forced labor. Nevertheless, evidence suggests that it is within the … Read more

Within the framework of the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council, held between February 23 and April 2, 2026, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights presented reports on the human rights situation in Guatemala and Honduras. In both documents, Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendants held a significant place as a result of … Read more

This past Tuesday, March 24, a day of mobilization took place in Argentina to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1976 coup d’état. Setting aside their differences, a broad range of social groups gathered in Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, as well as in provinces across the country. Every March 24 is a national … Read more

Resolution A/80/L.48 of the United Nations General Assembly, adopted on March 25, 2026, establishes in its first two operative paragraphs: “1. Unequivocally condemns the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the racialized enslavement of Africans, slavery, and the transatlantic slave trade, which it considers the most inhumane and enduring injustice against humanity; 2. Declares that the … Read more

Attacked and criticized by some of its member states—a euphemism for the obsequious allies of the U.S. administration—the World Health Organization (WHO) finds itself in the crossfire. As we have seen, unsurprisingly, there has been a harsh and long-anticipated resignation, one carried out all too willingly, given the consistent obsequiousness President Javier Milei has shown … Read more

Recent statements issued by monitoring bodies of the United Nations human rights system have addressed the situation of Afro-descendant and Indigenous individuals and communities in the countries of the Río de la Plata region. Although these statements originate from different institutional mechanisms, they provide insight into two key aspects. On the one hand, they reveal … Read more