Colombia’s football players announce strike after labor condition demands ignored
Colombia’s football players’ association announced they will stop playing after the...
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Colombia’s leading news outlet sacks 150 amid series of mass lay-offs
Colombia’s leading newspaper, El Tiempo, sacked 150 journalists in the latest mass lay-off...
Bosses of Colombia’s largest airlines heard over illegal spying on striking pilots
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office on Monday announced that it had called...
Colombia’s prosecution wiretapped for anyone who paid, arrests indicate
A special prosecutor allegedly was paid millions to to carry out illegal wiretaps to spy on...
Cartagena’s iconic fruit sellers furious after police insist on clamping down on street vendors
Dozens of iconic “palenquera” fruit sellers took to the streets in Cartagena on...
Colombia’s delivery app Rappi is not as profitable as it seems
Delivery service app Rappi has come under fire in recent weeks as their riders demand better wages and rights. But in spite of receiving $392 million in funding, this startup unicorn still isn’t profitable.
Colombia’s Avianca fires 20 pilots, including union leaders
Colombia’s flag carrier Avianca fired 20 pilots on Monday, ostensibly for their part in the months-long industrial action which caused massive disruptions across Colombia.
Colombia bans labor strikes for pilots
Colombia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed a ban on labor strikes in air traffic labor...
Colombia’s new labor minister investigated for workplace harassment
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday inaugurated his new Labor Minister in spite of an...
Colombia’s peace process: seeds of hope for an embattled labor movement
Colombia will vote in an October 2 plebiscite held to gauge popular sentiment concerning the peace...
General Motors CEO pressed on fate of Colombia factory workers
A long running dispute between auto giant General Motors and former GM factory workers in Bogota...
Workers authorize strike at Colombia’s Cerro Matoso nickel mine
Workers at Colombia’s Cerro Matoso ferronickel mine, the world’s second largest, have authorized a...
