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### Viewing cable 06SANJOSE971, LABOR MINISTER FRANCISCO MORALES

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06SANJOSE971 | 2006-05-09 19:07 | 2011-03-03 16:04 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy San Jose

Appears in these articles:
http://www.nacion.com/2011-03-03/Investigacion/NotasDestacadas/Investigacion2697430.aspx
http://www.nacion.com/2011-03-03/Investigacion/NotaPrincipal/Investigacion2697496.aspx
http://www.nacion.com/2011-03-03/Investigacion/NotasSecundarias/Investigacion2697489.aspx
http://www.nacion.com/2011-03-03/Investigacion/NotasSecundarias/Investigacion2697532.aspx
http://www.nacion.com/2011-03-03/Investigacion/NotasSecundarias/Investigacion2697535.aspx
http://www.nacion.com/2011-03-03/Investigacion/NotasSecundarias/Investigacion2701964.aspx
http://www.nacion.com/2011-03-03/Investigacion/Relacionados/Investigacion2701965.aspx

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    VZCZCXYZ0030
    PP RUEHWEB

    DE RUEHSJ #0971 1291914
    ZNR UUUUU ZZH
    P 091914Z MAY 06
    FM AMEMBASSY SAN JOSE
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4924
    INFO RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY

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    UNCLAS SAN JOSE 000971

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CEN JASON MACK

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: PINR PINS PGOV CS
    SUBJECT: LABOR MINISTER FRANCISCO MORALES

    ¶1.  Summary: President Oscar Arias has named 65-year-old
    Francisco Morales to be Minister of Labor in his
    administration.  Morales has a long history of government
    service, having previously served as Minister of Labor from
    1972 to 1977, and as Minister of Agriculture from 1982 to
    ¶1986.  With his strong ties to organized labor, Morales
    appears to be a concession pick by Arias, aimed at drawing
    labor unions into a social dialog, and to soften their
    resistance to the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic
    Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).  Morales has stated his
    intention to strengthen and modernize the country's workforce
    through education, and has already reached out to labor
    leaders who have previously refused to meet with Arias.  End
    summary.

    ¶2.  President Oscar Arias recently announced his choice of
    Francisco Morales Hernandez as Minister of Labor in the new
    administration, which took office May 8.  A long-time leader
    within the National Liberation Party (PLN), Morales has
    served as minister in three previous administrations.  After
    being elected as a deputy to the Legislative Assembly in
    1970, Morales cut short his legislative tenure to serve as
    Minister of Labor for President Jose Figueres from 1972 to
    ¶1974.  He continued his tenure as Labor Minister into the
    next administration, that of President Daniel Oduber, where
    he stayed until 1977.  After his departure from the Oduber
    administration, Morales began teaching labor law at National
    University, but returned to government service from 1982 to
    1986, as Minister of Agriculture for President Luis Alberto
    Monge.

    ¶3.  With a long history of government service and strong ties
    to organized labor, Morales appears to be a concession pick
    by Arias, calculated to draw labor leaders into a dialog with
    the new administration and to ease implementation of the
    U.S-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement
    (CAFTA-DR).  Despite their long-standing relationship with
    Morales, however, labor leaders are approaching his
    nomination cautiously.  Gilbert Brown, Secretary General of
    the Rerum Novarum union, told Poloff that Morales will only
    be as effective as Arias allows him to be.  Albino Vargas,
    Secretary of the National Public and Private Employees

    SIPDIS
    Association (ANEP) and one of CAFTA-DR's most vocal critics,
    in calling for a meeting with Morales, stated his belief that
    Morales is "humble" enough to meet in a "neutral" location.
    (This is a reference to the refusal of President Arias to
    accede to Vargas's earlier demand to meet at a venue other
    than the President's house.)  In fact, Morales subsequently
    met with Vargas to discuss the various concerns of labor
    organizations.

    ¶4.  In a recent interview, Morales stated that, while working
    with labor leaders opposed to CAFTA-DR will be important,
    these leaders must understand that in order to increase
    salaries, grow the economy and improve education, health care
    and quality of life, Costa Rica will need the foreign
    investment that can only come with CAFTA-DR approval.  When
    asked about his specific plans to improve the work
    environment in Costa Rica and to modernize the workforce,
    Morales emphasized education.  He stated that the country's
    network of technical schools must change its admission
    standards to allow students without a high school diploma to
    receive occupational training.  In addition, he hopes to
    introduce a system wherein workers can get educational credit
    for on-the-job training.  In response to concerns that public
    sector salary increases have failed to keep pace with
    inflation, Morales said that workers will have to be patient
    while the Arias administration attempts to right the economy.
     He cited Arias's warning that his first year in office will
    be one of governmental austerity, and indicated that workers
    will necessarily be affected by the belt-tightening.

    ¶5.  Born in 1940, Morales is married, with 3 children.  He
    received a bachelor's degree in political science from the
    University of Chile, and a law degree from the University of
    Costa Rica.
    LANGDALE

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