00:00The Public Prosecutor's Office of Panama accepted Thursday a criminal action against
00:05the nation's Minister of Labour and Workforce Development, Jacqueline Muñoz, for alleged
00:09violations of labour union rights. The action was presented by the Panamanian National Confederation
00:15of United Independent Unions, in which the high government official is accused of omitting,
00:21refusing or delaying without grounds the authorisation to distribute the resources allocated to trade
00:28union organisations. The criminal action also accuses President José Raúl Muñoz of implementing
00:34a policy of these groups, which seeks to ignore their rights. The union affirmed that the government
00:41must provide the necessary funds for the union's training and for the development of social
00:47and economic education in compliance with the country's laws.
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