Workers of Colombia’s justice system on Tuesday suspended a three month strike, amid government threats it would withhold wages and deploy riot police against strikers if citizens were not allowed…
Colombia’s Minister of Finance Mauricio Cardenas invited protesters representing nearly 50,000 judges and lawyers to a meeting to discuss their grievances, Colombia’s W Radio reported on Wednesday.
Nearly 50,000 judges and lawyers went on a national strike Tuesday to protest against congestion in the justice branch, according to Colombia’s El Colombiano newspaper.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 by…
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…