U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and her Colombian counterpart Rafael Pardo signed a cooperative agreement Wednesday in order to strengthen labor inspections infrastructure and information sharing between the two countries.…
The Colombian government reached an agreement with air-traffic controllers, bringing an end to a dispute which has caused flight delays and cancellations across the country over the past three weeks,…
The United States is “respectfully” considering Colombian vice president Angelino Garzon’s bid to lead the International Labor Organization (ILO), despite his country’s high murder rate of trade unionists. Vice President…
Colombia has met labor protection obligations associated with the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, the country’s labor minister said Tuesday. The remarks were made by Labour Minister…
Colombia’s Labor Minister traveled to Washington Monday for a week of meetings with U.S. government officials, to ensure the Colombia-U.S. Free Trade Agreement action plan stays on track. Rafael Pardo will…
Colombia’s Labor Minister Rafael Pardo met with his Canadian counterpart, Lisa Raitt, to discuss the implementation of new labor agreements. The new labor policies are part of the Free Trade Agreement…
The Colombian government, business community and workers agree on a minimum wage increase of 5.8% for 2012, Colombian media reported Thursday. Colombia’s total minimum wage for 2012, including transport subsidy,…
Colombia’s Labor Minister Rafael Pardo has ordered government institutions to stop using temporary workers, and has given them three weeks to report how many are on the payroll. Pardo said…
The divide between former President Alvaro Uribe and current President Juan Manuel Santos widened further Tuesday, following Sunday’s local elections and Santos’ decision to appoint Liberal Party leader and Uribe-critic…