Union, Cerrejon agree on wages; strike prevented
Workers of Cerrejon, Colombia’s largest coal mine, have reached a deal with the mine’s directors on an increase in wages and called off the planned strike. Igor Diaz, the president…
Workers of Cerrejon, Colombia’s largest coal mine, have reached a deal with the mine’s directors on an increase in wages and called off the planned strike. Igor Diaz, the president…
Union workers and Cerrejon LLC failed to reach a deal Friday despite the government’s attempts to broker an agreement, bringing Colombia’s largest coal producer closer to a strike that could…
The Colombian government will mediate talks between coal mining giant Cerrejon and its workers with the aim of reaching a compromise by Saturday, Reuters reported Friday. Colombia’s Vice President Angelino…
Negotiations continued Tuesday between union workers and Cerrejon LLC, Colombia’s largest coal miner, in an effort to avoid a strike that could cripple coal exports. Igor Diaz, the president of…
Coal workers at Cerrejon, Colombia’s largest exporter, have voted to strike after the union faild to reach a new compensation deal, news agency Reuters reported Thursday. Cerrejon produces 85,000 tons…
A section of railroad that connects the largest coal mine in Colombia with the country’s largest port where the fossil fuel is exported was blown up Tuesday, the mining company…
Colombian union officials said on Monday that the country’s top coal exporter, Cerrejon, had two more days to offer a better compensation deal for workers or members would vote on…
An accident at the Cerrejon coal mine in La Guajira, northern Colombia, on Thursday killed at least four miners and injured another twelve. According to initial media reports, the accident occurred…
Several multinational companies with activities in Colombia are ‘to be tried’ in Madrid this weekend during the fourth Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (TPP). Most cases deal with violations of human rights…