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…
A United Nations study has found Afro-Colombians suffer worse social and economic conditions than the rest of the Colombian population. The report, by the UN Development Program (UNDP), looks at conditions…
Children from across Colombia are coming together Tuesday for a national soccer tournament promoting peace. The three-day event, organized by the United Nations children’s agency Unicef, the Colombian presidential youth…
New figures from the Colombian Family Welfare Institute (ICBF) indicate a dramatic increase in child abuse since 2006. The number of complaints of mistreatment registered by the ICBF has risen…
Heavy rainstorms have affected Colombia’s coffee production more severely than expected, with output now predicted to fall well below the national target. Luis Genaro Munoz, head of the country’s coffee…
Workers protesting conditions at Colombia’s state-owned oil company Ecopetrol have ended their strike in Barrancabermeja, but are continuing action in Cartagena. An eight-day strike at the Barrancabermeja refinery came to an…
British businesses are planning Colombian investments worth $3.4 million in the coming years, President Juan Manuel Santos has revealed. During a visit to London, the Colombian leader said the healthy…
The Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon has won the support of Brazil in his bid to become Director-General of the International Labor Organisation. Garzon’s campaign was launched last month by…
The Spanish Supreme Court has rejected the asylum appeal of a Colombian ex-FARC member, despite claims he was forced to join the guerrillas as a child. It ruled against Jhon…