Tag: unions
Colombia oil workers union victim of ‘series of threats’ and attacks
Colombia’s oil workers union said Tuesday that just this month two of its leaders have been...
1000s of mechanics strike at Colombia’s biggest coal mines
3,500 mechanics at Colombia’s biggest coals mines have reportedly gone on strike to...
370K Colombian coffee growers gear-up for union elections
Colombia’s National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC) is finishing preparations for the...
Cartagena oil refinery strike ends after wage agreement
A union-led work stoppage at one of Colombia’s largest oil refineries, located in the...
‘64% of union murders worldwide happen in Colombia’: union leader
According to the president of the General Labor Confederation (CGT), 64% of union member murders...
Colombian govt mandate bolsters domestic workers’ rights
Domestic workers took a step towards labor equality with a new Colombian government mandate requiring employers to make mandatory social security contributions. In accordance with the mandate, employers of domestic workers must...
Rights groups want ICC to investigate crimes against unionists under Uribe
Hundreds of crimes against unionists, including murders and disappearances, during former President Alvaro Uribe’s administration have been asked to be investigated. Several entities including the European Center for...
Gunmen attack labor organizer, family in Colombia
Gunmen killed one victim and wounded four others during an assassination attempt against a labor organizer in Cali, Colombia’s third largest city, on Wednesday. According to local media, assassins arrived at the house of...
Ex-Uribe adviser to testify in Drummond Colombia trial
A U.S. court has called a close aide of former President Alvaro Uribe to testify in a unionist murder trial against U.S. coal company Drummond, reported Colombian newscast Noticias Uno Sunday. Former adviser to Colombia’s...
Unions reject Pacific Rubiales labor agreement
Two unions publicly rejected the draft labor agreement signed by striking oil workers in Colombia’s eastern Meta department and the petroleum company Pacific Rubiales, W Radio reported Tuesday. The Sindical Obrera Union (USO)...
Union accuses Colombian govt of broken promises ahead of strike
Colombia’s main public sector union has accused the government of failing to uphold labor agreements and not respecting workers’ right to organize, as tens of thousands of workers prepare for a nationwide strike on...
Labor protests continue against Pacific Rubiales
Three thousand employees of petroleum company Pacific Rubiales joined the strike in the Rubiales field, which is one of the company’s most important areas of exploration and production, Colombian media reported Tuesday....
