Labor Courts Buried Under 15,000 Cases

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 2, 2026 · Originally reported August 1, 2026 by El Heraldo

Labor courts in Francisco Morazán are swamped with roughly 15,000 active cases, about 1,000 per judge, prompting the Supreme Court to roll out a contingency plan to cut hearing delays and speed up rulings.

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