The School of Public Policy Publications (Apr 2020)
No Going Back. The Impact of ILO Convention 169 on Latin America in Comparative Perspective
Abstract
This paper assesses the impact of the International Labour Organization’s 1989 Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (ILO C-169) since it entered into effect in 1991. It compares advances on Indigenous Peoples’ rights in key Latin American states that have ratified the convention (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru) with two which have not (Australia and Canada). It analyzes each country’s constitutional order, legislative and jurisprudential developments, as well as policy developments concerning Indigenous Peoples and their rights.
