Colombia will vote in an October 2 plebiscite held to gauge popular sentiment concerning the peace accords recently finalized between the Colombian Government and the guerrilla group FARC. The country’s main labor…
A long running dispute between auto giant General Motors and former GM factory workers in Bogota heated up again at the company’s annual meeting in Detroit, when a shareholder publicly urged…
Workers at Colombia’s Cerro Matoso ferronickel mine, the world’s second largest, have authorized a strike beginning June 14. Just the announcement of the strike authorization was enough to provoke a…
US and Colombian labor unions said the Colombian government failed to enforce worker protections in a free trade agreement with the United States, raising questions about similar provisions in a…
Colombia on Monday introduced a subsidy for workers who have lost their jobs. The $56/month unemployment benefit can be claimed for six months after losing a job.
Colombia’s government has reached an agreement with child care workers who have been on strike for 11 days, allowing the women to return to work in child care centers on Monday.
Drummond, Colombia’s second-biggest coal producer, has started talks with three small workers’ unions to seek agreement on labor conditions and benefits, though it has been unable to meet with the…
Colombia’s ombudsmen threw the towel in the ring late Wednesday amid piling evidence he allegedly sexually harassed his secretary and bullied subordinates.
Colombia’s ombudsman, who has already been facing accusations of workplace harassment, on Sunday was accused of the sexual harassment of multiple employees.