International journalists calls on Colombia to protect reporters
A flood of reported cases of abuse against Colombian journalists in the last two days of national protests led an international journalist watchdog group to pen an open letter to…
A flood of reported cases of abuse against Colombian journalists in the last two days of national protests led an international journalist watchdog group to pen an open letter to…
Colombia’s coffee growers will not lay down work completely during the unified national strikes that kick off on Monday. According to a strike leader, the growers do not want to further harm…
Colombia’s government is proposing a new system to deliver subsidies to coffee farmers in an attempt to avoid the second national industry strike this year.
Coffee farmers from western Colombia have sued the government, demanding an end to restriction of the production of lower-quality Colombian coffee and the import of foreign coffee of that quality,…
Five strikes from differing sectors of Colombia’s economy during the final quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013, represented a loss of approximately $470 million, banks said Friday.…
The Colombian government on Thursday convened a meeting with coffee farmers to avoid a proposed strike scheduled for August 19.
Colombia’s Finance Minister said on Wednesday that the government can not give more subsidies to the coffee farmers, who threaten to go on strike in August as promised subsidies were…
Colombia’s coffee farmers on Thursday announced to resume massive strikes that were suspended earlier this year after government concessions to help the iconic sector. According to the farmers, Bogota failed…
President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday urged Colombians not to be manipulated and used in strikes that have been occurring throughout the country. “There is a deliberate action to promote…