Colombia’s capital Bogota marched on Thursday for the “World Day for Decent Work,” organized by the International Labor Organization (ILO) in order to draw attention to the lack of what ILO defines as “decent work” in the country.
According to a study done by the National Labor School (ENS), only 32 of every 100 workers in Colombia have allegedly decent working conditions which are defined as, “a stable job which guarantee the rights of workers, social protection and the promotion of dialogue to negotiate working conditions.”
ILO is dedicated to promoting “fair income, security in the workplace and social protection for families,” all of these standards of which are not available to many Colombians, Caracol reported.
El Mundo newspaper also quoted Hector Vasquez, a labor specialist at ENS saying that, “the situation is quite serious in the country.” He explained that the severity of the issue includes factors such as the fact that there is a high percentage of informal workers in the country, most of which are without any kind of social protection.
The march is one of several that has taken place in Colombia this week in which citizens have been “protesting for education, health, and human rights.”