Guatemala's ratification of ILO Convention 169 and its obligations
- Social license and prior consultation
- Social license and prior consultation
- Audited
Yes: Guatemala ratified ILO Convention 169 on 5 June 1996 (approved by Congress through Decree 9-96 of 5 March 1996; the date was confirmed in the audit against Fundación Libertad y Desarrollo and the Anuario de Derecho Constitucional/UNAM). It requires free, prior and informed consultation whenever administrative measures — mining or hydropower licenses — directly affect indigenous peoples. The exact date the ratification was deposited with the ILO remains to be verified in NORMLEX, which blocked automated access.
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- Guatemala's ratification of C169
- 5 Jun 1996 (Decree 9-96)
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