Number of foreign workers in Colombia grew 102% between 2007 and 2011
A report released by Migration Colombia revealed that from 2007 to 2011, the number of foreign workers in Colombia grew by 102%, local media reported Thursday.
A report released by Migration Colombia revealed that from 2007 to 2011, the number of foreign workers in Colombia grew by 102%, local media reported Thursday.
The president of Colombian oil union USO, which has been striking over pay and conditions at Canadian-owned oil company Pacific Rubiales, said members have received death threats from paramilitaries.
Colombia’s National Association of Financial Institutions (ANIF) recommended increasing the national minimum wage for 2012 by 5%, from $286 to $300. In a report published Tuesday titled Guidelines for the…
The Obama administration will postpone the final passage of the U.S.-Colombian free trade agreement unless an assistance program for U.S. workers is renewed. Official aides said that they were willing…
Statistics show that for the period January – March 2011, 88.5% of Colombian workers were enrolled in the state social security program, while only 30.2% were involved in a pension…
Relief workers have rescued three coal miners from a mine in the central Colombian Boyaca department, after five hours trapped underground, local media reported. The miners became trapped when the…
Colombian labor unions have expressed concern over possible cut backs to the cooperative workers sector due to the new labor deal struck between Colombia and the U.S., reported El Espectador.…
Colombia’s Confederation of Workers (CUT) on Thursday reported that the number of trade unionists who have been murdered in 2010 has risen to 38. The CUT called on President Juan…
Colombian trade unionists on Wednesday asked the EU not to sign an FTA with Colombia due to the human rights violations they believe to have been committed by the Uribe…