The Costa Rican Catholic Church, Social Justice, and the Rights of Workers, 1979-1996

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, , The Costa Rican Catholic Church Social Justice, and the Rights of Workers 1979–1996 Dana Sawchuk Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion/ Corporation Canadienne des Sciences Religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2004 EDITIONS SR VOLUME 30 00_sawchuk_front_mat.qxd 2004/09/16 15:55 PM Page iii This book has been published with the help of a grant from the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, through the Aid to Scholarly Publications Programme, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program for our publishing activities. We acknowledge the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s Ontario Book Initiative. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Sawchuk, Dana M. (Dana Marie), 1968– The Costa Rican Catholic Church, social justice, and the rights of workers, 1979–1996 / Dana Sawchuk. (Editions SR ; v. 30) Co-published by the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion / Corporation canadienne des sciences religieuses. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-88920-445-4 1. Church and labour—Costa Rica—History—20th century. 2. Labour movement —Costa Rica—History—20th century. 3. Social justice—Costa Rica—History —20th century. I. Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion. II Title. III. Series BX1436.2.S28 2004 261.8'5 C2004-904220-3© 2004 Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion/ Corporation Canadianne des Sciences Religieuses Cover design by Leslie Macredie. Photograph of the front of La Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles, Cartago, Costa Rica, courtesy Unicorn Multimedia. The front cover photograph with children depicts living conditions on a Costa Rican banana plantation and is used courtesy of Nick Shaw/Banana Link. Text design by P.J. Woodland. Every reasonable effort has been made to acquire permission for copyright material used in this text, and to acknowledge all such indebtedness accurately. Any errors and omissions called to the publisher’s attention will be corrected in future printings. Printed in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted , in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777. Order from: Wilfrid Laurier University Press Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3C5 www.wlupress.wlu.ca 00_sawchuk_front_mat.qxd 2004/09/16 15:55 PM Page iv To David and in memory of Dex Michael Di Meo , 00_sawchuk_front_mat.qxd 2004/09/16 15:55 PM Page v 00_sawchuk_front_mat.qxd 2004/09/16 15:55 PM Page vi ...