Colombia’s government is inching towards negotiations to end weekly-long anti-government protests as strike leaders on Thursday denounced new death threats. The government agreed to study 104 specifications of the 13…
Colombia’s largest labor union accused the government of President Ivan Duque on Wednesday of using “intimidation and terror” tactics to quell ongoing anti-government protests. In a press statement, labor union…
After rejecting President Ivan Duque’s “national conversation,” Colombia’s national strike leaders left the government with 13 demands to end ongoing anti-government protests. Duque, who appears to believe he is still…
Colombia’s labor minister said that President Ivan Duque will meet with the organizers of a national strike on Tuesday after five days of anti-government protests. Labor Minister Alicia Arango rushed…
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque met with union leaders on Tuesday in an apparent effort to avoid mass anti-government protests next week, but without results. In a weird ceremony at the…
Largely peaceful demonstrations took place across Colombia, from cities to villages, with thousands taking to the streets for anti-government marches. The protests were against President Ivan Duque’s controversial National Development…
Colombia’s prosecution on Wednesday charged a former top intelligence official on claims he was hired by airliner Avianca to spy on labor union leaders during a pilot strike last year.…
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…
One of Colombia’s largest labor unions demanded a 9% increase in minimum wage on Sunday ahead of annual negotiations with employers that haven’t led to consensus in years. The labor…