WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs today announced the award of a $7 million cooperative agreement to
World Vision to implement a project to combat exploitative child labor and improve labor rights and working conditions in Honduras. World Vision is “dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 February, 2015 | Topics: Economic Issues, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: assistance, labor, trade
Tela, Atlantida, Honduras As Delivered Thank you very much. I am delighted to be here today to represent the Government of the United States. I want to begin by recognizing President Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras; thank you for inviting me to be here today not only to participate in this important event but also ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 26 February, 2015 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Key Officials, Political Affairs, Speeches | Tags: assistance, economy, migration, northern triangle, trade
TEGUCIGALPA – Ambassador James Nealon and Mr. Scott Nathan, the U.S. Department of State’s Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, attended a meeting of the Alliance for Prosperity in the Northern Triangle in Tela on Thursday. The meeting marked an opportunity for leaders from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to discuss their Plan for ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 26 February, 2015 | Topics: Economic Issues, Key Officials, Political Affairs, Press Releases | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, northern triangle, trade, transparency
San Pedro Sula, Cortés It is a pleasure and a privilege to be here to kick-off such an important and useful intellectual property rights event. It is impressive to see such a diverse array of participants from the public and private sectors, including a number of prominent U.S. companies. This speaks to relevance of this ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 5 February, 2015 | Topics: Business, Economic Issues, Policy, Speeches | Tags: economy, IPR, trade
Op-Ed Originally Published by The New York Times As we were reminded last summer when thousands of unaccompanied children showed up on our southwestern border, the security and prosperity of Central America are inextricably linked with our own. The economies of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras remain bogged down as the rest of the Americas ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 29 January, 2015 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Human Rights, Key Officials, Policy, Political Affairs, Statements | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, Democracy, economy, human rights, migration, northern triangle, trade, transparency
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE To demonstrate the Administration’s commitment to working with Central American countries to address the root causes of the dangerous migration of unaccompanied children and families, the Vice President, Secretary of Commerce and other senior Administration officials participated in the Inter-American Development Bank-chaired conference on ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 14 November, 2014 | Topics: Economic Issues, Fact Sheets, Political Affairs, Statements | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, economy, human rights, migration, northern triangle, security, trade, transparency
