Colombia’s Avianca allowed to hire foreign pilots to combat effects of strike
Colombia’s aviation authority allowed the country’s largest private airline, Avianca,...
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Talks to end Avianca pilot strike in Colombia collapse
Talks to end a strike by the largest pilots’ union at Colombia’s flagship airline Avianca were...
Colombia’s Avianca cancels 150 flights amid personnel strike
Colombia’s largest airliner, Avianca, was forced to cancel 150 flights on Wednesday after...
Colombia’s teachers lift 5-week strike after vows to increase investment in education
Hundreds of thousands of Colombia’s school teachers ended a five-week strike on Friday after...
Colombia’s government reaches agreement to end strike in largest port city
Colombia’s government on Tuesday reached an agreement that will lift the strike in the port...
Colombia’s teachers announce ‘occupation’ of Bogota until investment demands are met
Teachers from across Colombia will arrive in Bogota on Tuesday for a “permanent...
Colombia protest cuts Ecopetrol oilfield’s output by 80%
Crude production at Colombia’s La Cira-Infantas oilfield has fallen more than 80 percent...
Fed up with state neglect, Buenaventura shuts down Colombia’s largest port, hitting Bogota where it hurts
After more than a week of protests, the people of Buenaventura on Wednesday took to blocking the...
Labor unions ‘take’ Colombia’s capital cities in 2nd mass protest within a week
Hundreds of thousands of Colombia’s state employees laid down work and took to the streets...
West Colombia province strikes to demand end to rampant state neglect
Inhabitants of the impoverished Choco province in west Colombia have gone on strike and vow not to...
Why Colombia’s truckers are angry
For the 13th time in 15 years, Colombia’s truckers went on strike. This time, things have...
Colombia to militarize highways after angry truckers block roads
After 37 days of failed negotiations between the Colombia’s government and truckers,...
