Duque tells ILO he seeks to push unemployment rate to record low
President Ivan Duque promised the International Labor Organization (ILO) on Wednesday that he will...
Tag: International Labour Organisation
Colombia losing out on ILO presidency ‘not a defeat’: Minister
Colombia’s recent failure to obtain the presidency of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is not a defeat, Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin said Wednesday. In an interview with W Radio, Holguin said she was...
Colombia VP loses ILO presidency vote
Colombia’s Vice President, Angelino Garzon, on Monday lost in semi-final election for the presidency of the International Labour Organisation. Garzon entered the fourth round of voting on Monday to become the leader of...
Labor unions lobby against Colombia’s ILO leadership candidacy
Colombian labor unions began a lobby in Washington Monday to oppose the possible appointment of Colombian vice-President Angelino Garzon as new head of the International Labour Organisation. According to the unions, Garzon...
Colombia has 6th highest minimum wage in South America
A recent U.N. report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) has ranked Colombia as having the sixth-highest minimum wage in South America. The ILO lists minimum wages in international dollars using purchasing power...
