Despite multiple accusations that the Colombian branch of Anglo-French oil company Perenco funded paramilitary organization AUC, the company is only investigated for the alleged bribing of government officials, newspaper El…
Up to 700 passengers are expected to be affected as flights between Bogota and Madrid are cancelled as part of Iberia’s pilot strike. The strike, scheduled for Monday and Wednesday,…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a bill Wednesday that eliminates wage discrimination against women. “I just enacted this law which will eliminate discrimination that exists today against women with…
Some 250,000 Colombian miners began a national strike Saturday to protest the alleged privileged treatment of multinational mining companies over smaller, domestic mining corporations. The miners, represented by the National…
Improving employment opportunities for women and others traditionally excluded from the job market will be a top priority, said new Labor Minister and Liberal Party leader Rafael Pardo Thursday. He…
Colombian state-run oil company Ecopetrol announced on Thursday that it will file lawsuits against labor union USO over damages and injuries inflicted during Wednesday’s worker protests. A press release by…
Drummond’s Colombian coal operations have restarted after protesters briefly shut down production following the death of a worker in an accident, a union leader said on Wednesday. Drummond, Colombia’s second…
Clashes between Ecopetrol and police at the state oil company’s plants in the cities of Cartagena and Barrancabermeja Wednesday left at least 32 protesters injured, said the president of the…
At least 26 Ecopetrol employees were injured in clashes with police in the central Colombian city of Barrancabermeja Wednesday, hours after the oil workers began a 24-hour strike over wages.…