Strike at Glencore Colombia mine declared legal
A strike at Glencore’s Colombian coal mine La Jagua continued on Tuesday after a regional court issued a resolution declaring the walkout legal. The strike to demand higher wages and…
A strike at Glencore’s Colombian coal mine La Jagua continued on Tuesday after a regional court issued a resolution declaring the walkout legal. The strike to demand higher wages and…
The Labor Action Plan agreed upon by Colombia and the U.S. to improve labor rights in Colombia and decrease impunity for perpetrators of crimes against unionists has “only led to…
Colombian coal exports were expected to increase to 165,000 tons per day as a four-week strike by rail-workers ended Monday. On Monday, coal prices dropped sharply as exports from Colombia…
The lawyer of Shakira’s former employees has accused the Colombian pop star of refusing to give his clients their due benefits, reported local media Friday. The couple’s lawyer, Abelardo de…
U.S. labor rights activists fasted Wednesday in support of Colombian former General Motors (GM) workers who have been on hunger strike for three weeks to demand compensation for labor-related diseases.…
Railway workers at Colombia’s main coal line voted on Monday to end a three-week strike that has paralyzed more than half of coal shipments from the world’s fourth-largest exporter, but…
International labor unions on Thursday dismissed a recent statement by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) saying Colombia’s labor rights situation has improved “significantly.” According to the unions, “this assessment illustrates…
Seven men have now sewn their mouths shut in a hunger strike over the treatment of workers at a Colombian subsidiary of General Motors. GM Colombia is failing to look after…
Some 200 retired Colombian soldiers disturbed a military ceremony attended by President Juan Manuel Santos over what they consider insufficient pensions. The former military members clashed with on-duty security forces…