Colombia miners call to investigate BHP Billiton over ‘unauthorized mass dismissal’
The trade union representing workers at Cerro Matoso, one of Colombia’s largest open-pit...
Tag: Trade Unions
Colombia’s biggest union a military target: Drug gang
The Colombian drug trafficking organization, “Los Rastrojos,” declared that Colombia’s largest union and its members will be considered “military targets,” local media reported on Tuesday. The...
FARC delivers death threats to Colombia trade union leaders
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, FARC, sent death threats to trade union leaders in the northwestern region of the country, local media reported on Monday. The General Conferedation of Labor (CGT) announced that leaders...
US-Colombia FTA still waiting for unionist violence to be addressed
The United States said Monday Colombia had not yet met its obligations to protect labor unionists required for the Free Trade Agreement to come into effect. Jose Fernandez, the U.S. assistant secretary for economic and business...
Support for Colombian VP’s bid to lead UN labor organization
Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon has received cross-party backing in his bid to lead the International Labour Organization, despite ongoing trade unionist murders, a press release confirmed Thursday. Angelino Garzon news...
Petrominerales resumes production after protests
Petrominerales, the fourth largest petroleum producer in Colombia, resumed production after a stoppage caused by protests, the company announced on its website Wednesday. The company “expects to be producing at full...
Colombia violating FTA labor agreements through union reprisals: US Union
Vale Coal Colombia has been violating the Labor Action Plan between the United States and Colombia, a requisite of the pending free trade agreement, through threats and reprisals against unionists in the northern department of...
Colombia has met US FTA requirements: Bogota
Colombia’s interior and justice minister has said that Colombia has fulfilled the conditions for the U.S. to approve the free trade agreement between the two nations, Caracol Radio reported Monday. German Vargas Lleras...
Top US senator expects Colombia-US FTA to pass soon
A top senator said he expects Congress to pass a free trade agreement with Colombia soon, despite continued strong opposition from the largest U.S. labor group, Reuters reported Wednesday. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max...
Rights progress crucial for Colombia trade deal: Human Rights Watch
NGO Human Rights Watch says that moves by U.S. Congress members to ensure that Colombia meets human rights standards before the trade deal is ratified are “critically important,” in a statement released Thursday. Six...
