Production in the Colombian manufacturing sector, excluding coffee processing, grew by 2.4% on the year in February 2011, according to a report by the National Statistics Agency DANE released Tuesday.…
Government officials discuss reforming Colombia’s Labor Code to align labor practices with advances in international labor law. The initiative aims to encourage talks between the government and labor leaders about…
Colombian policy makers meeting last month said they expect growth in the economy and employment next year will be similar to that seen in this year, according the minutes of…
The Colombian handicraft sector increasingly reaches international markets, with $19 million worth of exports between 2007-2010, reports economic magazine Dinero. The sector typically exports products such as candles, ceramics, items…
Colombia’s unemployment rate hit 14.6% in January, its highest level for that month since 2004, according to new figures from statistics agency DANE. In the first month of this year…
Colombia’s national government announced Thursday the increase in 3.64 percent to the country’s minimum wage from 2010 bringing the basic pay figure to COP514,987 (US$252). The increase in basic pay,…
Despite the Colombian government’s plans to dismantle its intelligence agency DAS, there will be no massive layoffs among the 6500 employees, the agency’s director said Thursday. DAS director Felipe Muñoz…