Deadly violence against Colombia’s labor unionists on the rebound
Colombia is seeing a resurgence of violence and death threats against trade unionists, according...
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‘Persistent challenges to labor rights’ in Colombia: US govt
A recent report by the United States Government Office of Accountability (GAO) claims that,...
Colombia one of the ‘worst countries in the world to work in’: Report
A new report published Monday has listed Colombia as one of the “worst countries in the...
Police in southern Colombia are trying to impede protests: Strike organizers
The leftist political movement Marcha Patriotica, one of the organizers of a national strike...
‘Los Rastrojos’ declare war on leftist politicians and rights workers
Colombia’s national government announced to increase security for leftist congressmen,...
FARC denies having sent death threat to labor union leaders
Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC on Sunday denied being behind death threats sent to labor...
FARC threats to labor unions endanger Colombia’s peace talks: Santos
Death threats signed by the FARC and sent to labor union leaders might blow up the guerrilla...
Violence against trade unionists in Colombia decreased ‘significantly’: ILO
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...
Colombia must improve human rights before EU passes FTA
The European Parliament (EP) approved a resolution on Wednesday stating Colombia must improve its human and labor rights situation before it would pass the pending free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU), Peru...
Colombia is the most dangerous country for unionists: ITUC
Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world for trade union workers, according to a report from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). The document shows that in 2011 at least 76 union workers around the...
Obama poised to give presidential seal of approval to gross labor rights violations in Colombia
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce that Colombia is complying with the labor rights conditions that were set for a free trade agreement between Bogota to take effect. This approval will only perpetuate the...
Impunity remains high for crimes against Colombian unionists
Almost 95% of murders of trade unionists in Colombia have gone unpunished, the United Nations revealed Tuesday. Between 1984 and 2011, 2,800 unionists were killed, 216 were disappeared, 83 were tortured, and 163 were abducted,...
