1 in 10 minors in Colombia engaged in child labor
As the UN marks its annual World Day Against Child Labour, one in every ten children in Colombia...
Tag: informal labor
Colombia’s small and medium-sized miners enter 2nd month of strikes
For thousands of small and medium-scale miners who have been on strike throughout Colombia since...
Colombian govt mandate bolsters domestic workers’ rights
Domestic workers took a step towards labor equality with a new Colombian government mandate requiring employers to make mandatory social security contributions. In accordance with the mandate, employers of domestic workers must...
Colombia prepares pension plan for millions of informal workers
The Colombian government is developing a billion dollar pension subsidy plan for the country’s millions of informal workers, said financial publication Portfolio Monday. The announcement follows a government study...
Santos defends Colombia’s unemployment rate
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has defended Colombia’s unemployment rate, but accepted improvement must be made. Santos said Tuesday via Twitter, “We had a single digit unemployment rate. The more we advance,...
Labor minister announces ‘shock tactics’ to combat informal work
Colombia’s Labor Minister Rafael Pardo has ordered government institutions to stop using temporary workers, and has given them three weeks to report how many are on the payroll. Pardo said state employees should be...
