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Rampant child labor keeps Colombian youth out of school

Government and educational leaders from across Latin America gathered in Bogota on Tuesday to come up with strategies to combat child labor, a problem on the rise in Colombia. In 2012, a survey of over 100 thousand children from...

Colombia, US, ILO sign pact in defense of labor rights

Colombia, the U.S. Labor Department and the International Labour Organisation (ILO)  signed a pact on Monday to protect labor rights in Colombia. According to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, the pact “is a ratification...

Colombia has 1 million child workers: govt

To commemorate the “World Day Against Child Labor,” Colombia’s Family Welfare Institute (ICBF) underscored statistics that claimed the country has around one million child laborers and called for political reform. According to...

Colombia’s VP rules out presidential candidacy

Colombia Vice President Angelino Garzon has said he does not aspire to the Presidency of the Republic, local media reported Thursday. “I will be faithful to the mandate of the people and my role as vice president, which...

Garzon best man for UN job: Spain

The Spanish government publicly reiterated its support for Colombian vice-president Angelino Garzon in his candidacy for the Directorate General of the UN’s International Labour Organization [ILO]. The vote of confidence...

Colombian vice president in running for UN Labor role

Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon is in the running to be Director General of the UN’s International Labour Organization [ILO], reported Colombian media. The Colombian’s candidacy was formally presented in a...

US donates $2 million for Colombia’s Labor Action Plan

US Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis met with Colombia Minister of Labor Rafael Pardo and announced a $2 million grant for the International Labor Organization (ILO) to assist with the Labor Action Plan, in a press release,...

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