Mexico, 3 Central American Countries Sign Migrant Labor Agreement Agencia EFE
go to original October 15, 2016

Mexico has signed a memorandum of understanding with El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras that lays the groundwork for a joint plan to support migrant workers, Mexico's Labor and Social Welfare Secretariat said.

Under the Temporary Migrant Labor Program, workers from the three Central American countries would be authorized to work in Mexico for a period of no greater than 180 days in the agriculture and services sectors during periods of high demand, the secretariat said in a statement.

The program also would allow highly qualified Mexicans to work temporarily in those Central American nations.

Mexican Labor Secretary Alfonso Navarrete Prida, Salvadoran Labor Minister Sandra Edibel Guevara, Honduran Labor Secretary Carlos Erazo Madero and Guatemalan Social Welfare and Employment Deputy Minister Mina Griselda Gonzalez signed the document.

Organization of American States Secretary-General Luis Almagro and the governor of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, Carlos Joaquin Gonzalez, were guests of honor at Friday's signing ceremony.

Navarrete acknowledged that the countries needed to pursue a regional solution to the labor migration phenomenon and said the MOU was a message aimed at determining the mechanisms needed to tackle the issue.

The program will begin with a six-month pilot period, during which up to 1,000 workers per country will be permitted to enter Mexico.

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