Protesters occupy Colombia’s agriculture ministry amid agrarian protests
Some 100 masked protesters occupied the Colombia’s ministry of agriculture in the capital Bogota on Tuesday in an escalation of a demonstration by farmers that began on Monday.
Some 100 masked protesters occupied the Colombia’s ministry of agriculture in the capital Bogota on Tuesday in an escalation of a demonstration by farmers that began on Monday.
A number of farmers’ right organizations on Sunday called a day of protest for Monday, claiming the government has failed to live up to promises made to end a massive strike…
Hundreds of farmers held a peaceful demonstration outside the ombudsman’s office in Bogota Thursday to protest the government’s inaction on enforcing rural workers’ rights legislation passed in 2014.
Colombia’s president and minister of agriculture have approved an agricultural pact in response to nationwide agrarian protests that began in August 2013.
Leaders of Colombia’s national agrarian movement are reorganizing as the Colombian government has failed to deliver on promises made as a result of national strikes and negotiations.
The agricultural reform passed by Colombia’s Congress this Wednesday is an encouraging step forward, but the law “should have been passed last December,” a rural leader told Colombia Reports on Thursday.
Talks between the Colombian government and striking farm-workers recommenced Monday, as strike leaders announced a temporary suspension of protest activities, national media reported.
Colombia’s Vice President announced that the country’s Minister of Agriculture will resume negotiations with agricultural leaders in search of a deal to end ongoing nationwide agrarian strikes, national media reported.
Over 11 million bags of Colombia’s iconic coffee bean were produced in the country over the past 12 months, the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (CFC) said on Wednesday.