Tag: miners strike
Colombia’s miners announce end to 2-month strike
Colombia’s national miners union (CONALMINERCOL) announced Tuesday it will be lifting its...
International journalists calls on Colombia to protect reporters
A flood of reported cases of abuse against Colombian journalists in the last two days of national...
Colombia’s small and medium-sized miners enter 2nd month of strikes
For thousands of small and medium-scale miners who have been on strike throughout Colombia since...
7 die in north Colombia car accident after alleged attack by protesting miners
Seven people have died and four were left injured after the driver of a pick-up truck lost control...
Route to Colombia’s Pacific port cleared amid protests
The main route to Buenaventura, Colombia’s main port on the Pacific coast, has been cleared...
Miner strikes turn violent in western Colombia: 2 killed
Strikes carried out by miners that are taking place across Colombia, but turned deadly on...
Colombia miners on strike to demand better treatment from government
Colombian small and medium-sized mining entities on Wednesday went on strike to demand attention...
End of Colombia’s coal workers’ strike in sight
Union workers and Cerrejon LLC, Colombia’s largest coal miner, on Monday reportedly reached a tenuous agreement. “After arduous negotiations…the Sintracarbon (union) commission and Cerrejon have built...
Colombia claim FARC influenced miners strike
Colombian authorities claimed on Sunday that FARC rebels interfered with a miners strike that began last weekend in the northern region of Bajo Cauca, Antioquia. Police officials reported that FARC guerrillas intended to put...
