Protocol to the General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration (Protocol of Guatemala)

Protocol to the General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration (Protocol of Guatemala)

Human Mobility
Legislation
1993
See the publication
Year of publication
1993
Specific thematic area
Migration
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Cross-border
Type of environmental driver
None
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
None
Type of provision related to human mobility in disaster and climate change contexts
INDIRECT SPECIFIC - Includes a provision for free movement of workers between Member States, subject to national policy (Section IV, art. 18). There are no provisions for migration in the context of climate change, but the free movement clause could be interpreted and translated into national policies to address climate related migration.
Regional instruments Member countries
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
Sub-region
Central America
Region
Central America
Macro-region
Americas
Author/issuing body
Central American Integration System
Relevant GCM objective
    5 - Regular pathways
Child marker
C
Gender marker
C
Human rights marker
B

Artículo 18 - Los Estados Parte convienen en procurar la libre movilidad de la mano de obra y del capital en la región, mediante la aprobación de las pOlíticas necesarias para lograr ese propósito. TRANSLATION -

Sec. IV, art. 18

Article 18 - The States Parties agree to pursue the free mobility of labour and capital in the region by adopting the necessary policies to achieve this purpose.

Sec. IV, art. 18

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).