Unnamed Ex-firefighter

The unnamed ex-firefighter was recently in the news after the Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica ruled in his favor, mandating that the National Insurance Institute (INS) and the Fire Department pay him 1,117 days of unpaid rest due to a violation of labor rights. He had worked under a 24x24 shift system from 1995 to 2017, which the court found did not adequately provide for his right to a full day of rest as stipulated in the Labor Code. Despite facing a lengthy legal battle that began in 2017, culminating in a favorable ruling in September 2023, he expressed relief at the court's decision, though he highlighted the frustrations of a slow judicial process.