Our work now shifts from campaigning to monitoring the progress of the local negotiations. Further developments will be reported on this web site. The agreement was signed on March 7 by IUF General Secretary Ron Oswald and Jos Antonio Yock, Vice-President for Latin America of Del Monte Fresh Produce. The IUF contacted the Guatemalan government to demand that the organizers and perpetrators of the assault be brought to justice, and continues to pressure the new government to take appropriate action. In response to pressure from the IUF, Del Monte publicly repudiated the anti-union violence.
Much hard work remains to be done to reach a final, comprehensive local agreement.