Women's labor rights in secondary education institutes in Siuna, North Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua

Abstract

This research has analyzed women's labor rights in secondary education institutions in the city of Siuna. This is a qualitative study based on a phenomenological design with the purpose of referring women's knowledge of labor rights, describing the obstacles they face, in order to propose actions that contribute to the real fulfillment of their rights. For this reason, the interview and observation was provided to women teachers and women in administrative areas of the Institutes of Secondary Education: Roger López Borge, Parroquial San Francisco de Asís and Nueva Esperanza of Siuna city. The main results show that the labor rights known by women are: to receive wage for the worked hours, overtime payment, social insurance, health insurance, holidays, thirteenth month and permissions to attend consultation and medical appointments and during the pregnancy the right to prenatal and postnatal periods; And the obstacles faced by women teachers and administrators, are related to participation in party activities, health problems, change of teaching to other centers, inequality in the treatment of staff, lack of knowledge of laws, lack of equipment and materials and working conditions. In conclusion, the actions proposed are dimensioned through the promotion of the dissemination, research, training in labor matters, mainly related to labor rights.