Colombia’s judicial workers suspend strike amid police intervention threats
Workers of Colombia’s justice system on Tuesday suspended a three month strike, amid...
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Colombia’s finance minister invites striking judges to the negotiating table
Colombia’s Minister of Finance Mauricio Cardenas invited protesters representing nearly...
48K lawyers, judges of Colombia’s judicial branch to go on strike
Nearly 50,000 judges and lawyers went on a national strike Tuesday to protest against congestion...
Remaining judicial protestors lift strike
Judicial workers have suspended their strike of nearly two months until the new year, announced their trade union leader Thursday. The remaining judicial strikers, who have continued their protest despite a previously made...
Colombia’s top prosecutor asks striking workers to get back to work
Colombia’s chief prosecutor Eduardo Montealegre has demanded court officials who remain on a controversial strike, to “return to work immediately.” In an open letter to workers of the Prosecutor General’s...
Colombian judicial workers continue strike, ignore agreement
A group of dissatisfied judicial workers vote to continue a mass strike, which began on October 11, ignoring an agreement reached with the government, according to local media Monday. While up to 80% of Colombia’s judicial...
‘120 adoptions on hold due to Colombia judicial strike’
Claims for adoption of Colombian children have come to a halt as hopeful foreign couples have to wait for a strike within the justice system to be resolved, newspaper El Espectador reported Wednesday. A spokeperson for a French...
Government strongly rejects ongoing judicial strike
Colombia’s national government on Tuesday expressed fierce criticism over striking judicial workers, saying that “while soldiers and policemen are risking their lives, others are striking.” The comment was made...
Judicial branch split, strike continues in parts of Colombia
Colombia’s judicial branch workers, who have been on strike for more than a month, are divided with some agreeing to a government deal and others rejecting the offer, according to local media sources Friday. Although an...
Colombian govt, judicial workers sign deal to end strike
Colombian judicial workers reached an agreement with the government on Wednesday to end a month long strike that has paralyzed the country’s justice system. “Today we signed the agreement we had celebrated the night...
Strike continues as judicial workers reject govt proposal
A mass strike by Colombia’s judicial workers looks set to continue as the union rejected a proposal by the government, according to local media. Asonal, the judicial branch union, rejected the drafted agreement written by...
‘Colombia judicial strike to end next Wednesday’: Justice Minister
Colombia’s 27-day judicial strike will end next week, announced the Minister of Justice. After a series of meetings on Tuesday night with representatives of the judicial workers union, Colombia’s Minister of Justice...
