We have implemented 14 demonstration projects to highlight the link between responsible labor and competitiveness. The challenges and successes of these projects have been documented in case studies, which are serving as the foundation for our "Executive Education" component in 2010. To access the case studies, click on the projects below.
Child Labor Eradication in Nicaraguan Coffee Production
Goal: Identify national and regional best practices aimed at eradicating child labor in agricultural settings and disseminate them to other companies and organizations.
Child Labor Eradication in Salvadoran Sugar Production
Goal: Analyze the successes and obstacles of the Sugar Association of El Salvador in the fight against child labor and disseminate the lessons learned throughout the region.
Culture of Responsible Labor in Salvadoran Sugar Production
Goal: Incorporate responsible labor into Central Izalco’s company culture at all levels of the organization.
Human Rights and Labor Conditions in Dominican Sugar Production
Goal: Strengthen Ingenio Cristóbal Colón's capacity to understand and address human rights and labor conditions on its sugar plantations.
Multi-Sector Dialogue in Dominican Free Trade Zones
Goal: Enable the Free Trade Zone Tripartite Commission to effectively work together to address issues facing the Dominican Republic's apparel industry and to develop an industry strategic plan.
Multi-Sector Dialogue in Guatemalan Banana Production
Goal: Strengthen company, worker, and union capacity to drive effective multi-sector dialogue in order to improve working conditions on two banana farms of AgroAmérica, S.A.
Occupational Health and Safety in Costa Rican Coffee Production
Goal: Evaluate and improve the occupational health and safety system of one of Coocafé’s member cooperatives and create a framework for replication in other member cooperatives.
Occupational Health and Safety in Honduran Apparel Production
Goal: Improve performance of a Gildan factory by strengthening the occupational health and safety management system, identifying specific opportunities for improvement.
Occupational Health on Nicaraguan Farms
Goal: Minimize the hazards to local farmers associated with pesticide ingestion through more widespread use of community recycling facilities.
Responsible Labor in Costa Rican Public Policy
Goal: Together with the Costa Rican government, develop a public policy framework incorporating responsible labor standards and practices to enhance the country's competitiveness.
Responsible Labor in Salvadoran Public Policy
Goal: Together with the government of El Salvador, develop a public policy framework incorporating responsible labor standards and practices in order to enhance country competitiveness.
Responsible Labor Management in Costa Rican Technology Firms
Goal: Design a human resources management model based on responsible labor that can be replicated in CAMTIC member companies.
Responsible Labor Strategy in Honduran Sugar Production
Goal: Improve both company competitiveness and working conditions by creating a responsible labor strategy that can then be replicated in other Honduran sugar companies.
Worker Empowerment in Honduran Banana Production
Goal: Empower workers at Finca Tropical S.A. to proactively dialogue with management and identify possibilities for productivity improvements.
