El Salvador: Information on a large company called Prieto S.A., including the name of its chairperson, on whether the company has coffee processing plants in Anitquizaya, La Perla and San Luis, and on whether these plants are unionized or have attempted to unionize, 1996-1997
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SLV27823.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, El Salvador: Information on a large company called Prieto S.A., including the name of its chairperson, on whether the company has coffee processing plants in Anitquizaya, La Perla and San Luis, and on whether these plants are unionized or have attempted to unionize, 1996-1997, 1 October 1997, SLV27823.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac6b28.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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During an 29 September 1997 telephone interview, a Prieto S.A. financial manager in San Salvador stated that the company's chairperson is Dr. Enrique Garcias Prieto. He added that Prieto S.A. is an export and import coffee company, and that its three coffee processing plants are located in Anitquizaya, La Perla and San Luis (ibid.). The manager further stated that the company, including its processing plants, has a total of 110 permanent employees and over 500 seasonal workers (ibid.).
In an 29 September 1997 telephone interview, the Sindicato de la Industria del Café's (SICAFE) secretary general in San Salvador stated that Prieto S.A.'s three coffee processing plants were not unionized and that he was unaware of any attempts by the plants to unionize in the last five years. He further stated that Prieto S.A. management is known for having anti-union sentiments and that efforts to unionize within Prieto's plants would not necessarily be known to SICAFE (ibid.).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Prieto S.A., San Salvador. 29 September 1997. Telephone interview with a financial manager.
Sindicato de la Industria del Café (SICAFE), San Salvador. 29 September 1997. Telephone interview with the secretary general.
Additional Sources Consulted
Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights 1995. 1995.
Central America NewsPak [Austin, Tex.]. 1996-1997.
Central American Report [Guatemala City]. 1996-1997.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996. 1997.
The Europa World Year Book 1997. 1997.
Latin American Regional Reports: Caribbean and Central America Report [London]. 1996-1997.
News from Americas Watch [New York]. 1995-1997.
Trade Unions of the World 1992-93. 1991.
World Labour Report 1993. 1993.
Electronic sources: DIRB Databases, Global News Bank, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD (UNHCR database), World News Connection (WNC).