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...
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Unionists representing Pacific Rubiales workers report paramilitary death threats
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. In an exclusive interview...
Financial association recommends 5% increase of Colombia’s minimum wage
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 readjustment of...
Colombian FTA will be delayed unless US workers supported: US govt
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 to delay free trade...
88% of workers have social security, 30% have pension plans
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 program, the national statistics...
Trapped miners rescued in Boyaca
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 entrance shaft collapsed at the...
Colombian unions fear job losses from labor deal with US
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. The Confederation of Cooperatives of...
38 Colombian unionists killed this year
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 Manuel Santos fulfill his promise to...
