Labor Dispute

Honduras's teaching unions are threatening nationwide protests if the government does not halt the firing of approximately 2,000 administrative, custodial, and security staff from schools, roles they say are essential to school operations.

Honduras's nursing association is warning it will hold informational assemblies if the Health Ministry does not reinstate about 100 fired nurses, pay overdue benefits, and establish a promised technical committee to address grievances.

Lobster fishermen warned they will occupy Puerto Cortés and La Ceiba ports unless the government by June 15 unifies closure seasons for lobster, conch, and sea cucumber, and forgives debts from licensing and canon fees that they say crippled the industry last season.

President Asfura's government and the Medical College of Honduras agreed on a new salary scale, reinstatement of separated physicians, and improved benefits for health-sector workers, ending the physicians' nationwide informational assemblies.

Honduras's Medical College escalated its strike into an eighth day of nationwide assemblies at health facilities, demanding answers on layoffs, reinstatements, back pay, and formal contracts for physician managers.

The Medical College of Honduras and Health Ministry agreed to strengthen dialogue channels to address physician demands, but doctors will continue informational assemblies at healthcare facilities while consulting union members on any agreements.

Honduras's education sector and government have agreed to halt nationwide protest actions and will form a negotiating committee this Friday to discuss teacher salary increases in the national budget.