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Article Excerpt
The Honduran Congress, in a historic measure, passed legislation to privatize water services. The Servicio Autonomo Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (SANAA) will continue water distribution in the short term, but private businesses or municipalities will soon vie for concessions. The new Ley Marco del Agua Potable y Saneamiento authorizes SANAA to fire its public employees after paying them all indemnities to which they may be entitled. SANAA will then become an "advisory agency."
The dismembering of the agency is part of a privatization process demanded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in return for new infusions of money for the desperate nation (see NotiCen, 2003-06-12).
The Bloque Popular, an organization of unions, educators, and medical personnel, immediately...
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