But this option is all but foreclosed, because union membership or organizing can lead to dismissal, blacklisting, violence, or worse. In Guatemala, the largest economy, less than 3% of workers are unionized and their unions are marginal.
原则上说，工人可以加入工会，通过集体谈判的方式来改善这一状况。但这一选择事先就被封死了，因为加入工会或组织工会的工友会被开除、列入黑名单、遭到暴力袭击，甚至更糟。在中美洲最大的经济国危地马拉，加入工会的工人不足3%，工会地位也无足轻重。