Bárbara Figueroa

Bárbara Figueroa is Secretary for Economic Policy and Sustainable Development for the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA).

Twitter : @Barbara_figue

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10 December 2020

Development

Decent work: the key to the trade unions response to the pandemic in the Americas

Bárbara Figueroa : TUCA is committed through the principles and pillars set out in the PLADA to the construction of a new social contract centred on work and the [...]Read the full article

11 July 2013

Labour

Chile strikes today for a better tomorrow

Bárbara Figueroa : Barbara Figueroa: Workers will be marching under the banner "Now Workers for Justice and Equality in Chile”Read the full article

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