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This week Prosegur colleagues in Peru formed a union seeking to improve their working conditions in security services. As in other countries in the region, working conditions for security guards in Peru are not good (low pay, long hours of work, dangerous working conditions)—that is what pushed workers to unionize. Prosegur Peru's security guards decided to make their unionization effort public today. Until now, the organising effort was confidential for fear of management retaliation.



The union is supported by the CGTP, the largest central Peruvian labor union. Marvin Largaespada of UNI Americas in Lima accompanied the workers during this process. As of 18 February, the union is now recognized by the Ministry of Labour in Peru. Along with the CGTP and local union representatives, UNI Americas met with officials of the Ministry of Labour in Peru concerning this organising campaign and our collective expectation that Prosegur Peru must respect the rights of its employees to unionize.



UNI Americas, the CGTP and fellow new union representatives scheduled to meet with Prosegur on the morning of 19 February to formally introduce letters of support for the union and to ensure that workers’ rights are upheld.



These colleagues in Peru have the support of the UNI Property Services Prosegur Alliance. UNI Property Services and our affiliates will continue to weigh in to ensure that the right to organise and the right to engage in collective bargaining are honored by Prosegur in Peru and everywhere else the company operates.