Colombia is seeing a resurgence of violence and death threats against trade unionists, according to labor rights organization Escuela Nacional Sindical (ENS). So far in 2018, 14 trade unionists have been…
A recent report by the United States Government Office of Accountability (GAO) claims that, despite positive steps, labor rights face “persistent challenges” in Colombia.
A new report published Monday has listed Colombia as one of the “worst countries in the world to work in” due to extremely poor labor rights.
A British human rights group, Justice for Colombia, has begun a campaign to have one of the country’s most high-profile trade unionists released from prison.
The leftist political movement Marcha Patriotica, one of the organizers of a national strike called for Monday, said Sunday that police is impeding protesters to travel to where protests are…
Colombia’s national government announced to increase security for leftist congressmen, political activists and unionists after drug cartel “Los Rastrojos” announced them a “military target.”
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC on Sunday denied being behind death threats sent to labor union leaders, following the recent circulation of a rebel pamphlet declaring union leaders “military objectives.”
Death threats signed by the FARC and sent to labor union leaders might blow up the guerrilla group’s peace talks with the government, President Juan Manuel Santos said Sunday.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) said Thursday violence against Colombia’s worker’s union members has decreased “significantly” in recent years. “We have increased measures to fight violence against trade unionists and if…