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CUPE supports Colombian union Sinaltrainal and Nomadesc: ‘Using military force against workers on strike is a violation of labour rights’

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/ Colombia CUPE supports Colombian union Sinaltrainal and Nomadesc: ‘Using military force against workers on strike is a violation of labour rights’ [PBI] 01-11-2026


Nomadesc stands with SINALTRAINAL union members at Nestlé factory in Bugalagrande, [PBI] 29-10-2026


Urgent Action from SINALTRAINAL notes that its hunger strike against Nestlé-Bugalagrande is being harassed by the National Army [PBI] 29-10-2026


Global unions to converge in Bogota in solidarity with Colombian trade union movement, October 29-30 [PBI] 24-10-2026


Nelson Javier Alarcón elected the president of the Central Union of Workers (CUT) [PBI] 21-10-2026



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Colombia CUPE supports Colombian union Sinaltrainal and Nomadesc: ‘Using military force against workers on strike is a violation of labour rights’ 2026-11-01 [PBI]

Colombia ITUC, Global Unions Hold Solidarity Mission in Bogotá For more info 2026-10-31 [https://thelabourpulse.com/news/lobal-nions-old-olidarity-ission]

Urgent Action from SINALTRAINAL notes that its hunger strike against Nestlé-Bugalagrande is being harassed by the National Army 2026-10-29 [PBI]

Nomadesc stands with SINALTRAINAL union members at Nestlé factory in Bugalagrande, 2026-10-29 [PBI]

Global unions to converge in Bogota in solidarity with Colombian trade union movement, October 29-30 2026-10-24 [PBI]

Nelson Javier Alarcón elected the president of the Central Union of Workers (CUT) 2026-10-21 [PBI]

Canada The Mobile Anti-Riot Squads (ESMAD), the police unit implicated in multiple killings, returns in Colombia, Cdn unions protest 2026-10-18 [PBI]

First National Strike Against De la Espriella Met With Police Crackdown 2026-10-17 [The Tribune]

Colombia Solidarity statement for Colombia Day of Action 14 October 2026 2026-10-15 [Justice for Colombia]

Credhos, Nomadesc, Cahucopana take part in the National Mobilization with Colombian unions, social movements the day after Decree 1525 2026-10-15 [PBI]

Central Union of Workers (CUT) denounces armed attack against Gonzalo Núñez, calls on Colombian state to provide protection measures 2026-10-09 [PBI]

At least 16 social, trade union or political activists killed in Colombia since Abelardo de la Espriella sworn-in as president in August 2026-09-24 [PBI]

FENSUAGRO demands respect for the Constitution and the rights of Colombia’s peasantry 2026-09-19 [La Via Campesina]

Colombia Global agreement with TP paves way for worker gains in Kenya and Colombia 2026-09-10 [UNI Global Union]

Venezuela Earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia spark solidarity among footballers: 'It was impossible not to get involved' 2026-08-30 [FIFPRO]

High temperatures linked to increased mortality among workers in Colombia, ILO study finds 2026-08-17 [ILO]

EI stands with the people and education communities of Colombia in the wake of a devastating earthquake 2026-08-14 [Education International]

BWI Expresses Solidarity With Colombia Following the Powerful Earthquake 2026-08-12 [BWI]

Sintracarbón signs labour transition pact with Colombian government 2026-08-10 [IndustriALL]

International Election Observation and Monitoring Mission presents technical report 2026-07-22 [PSI]

Are there implications for the rights and safety of union activists in Colombia following the election of president Abelardo de la Espriella? 2026-06-30 [PBI]

International trade union movement stands with the Colombian people in defence of democracy 2026-06-26 [UNI Global Union]

Global From diagnosis to action: green industrial policy in the Global South 2026-05-13 [TNI]

Government claims union reparations law is imminent at May Day rally in Medellín 2026-05-06 [The Post]

Presidential candidate, Iván Cepeda, joins over 1,000 union activists at labour summit 2026-05-05 [UNI Global Union]

Nomadesc at first day of commemoration of the 5th anniversary of the national strike 2026-04-30 [PBI]

Global Colombia Leads Global South Countries' Exit From ISDS 2026-04-12 [PSI]

Oil Workers Drop Strike Threat After Ecopetrol CEO Exit 2026-04-08 [Bloomberg]

Ecopetrol board backs embattled chief executive as union threatens national strike 2026-03-26 [The Market Screener]

Oil Workers Threaten Strike Unless Ecopetrol CEO Quits 2026-03-20 [Bloomberg]

Global Pilots on Satena Flight 8849 2026-02-02 [IFALPA]

Coal workers fight for a just transition 2026-01-19 [Green Left Weekly]

Palestine Coal workers against genocide: An interview with Sintracarbón President Jaime López García 2026-01-19 [Green Left Weekly]

Colombian player union opposes decision to cut squad sizes ahead of 2026 season 2026-01-11 [FIFPRO]

USA Colombian Prez Praises U.S. Workers’ Solidarity -Venezuela Journalists’ Union Calls for Release of Reporters - Most Unions Silent on Oil Connection 2026-01-07 [Payday Report]

four years of social dialogue and trade union commitment towards 2026 2025-12-16 [UNI Global Union]

Nomadesc honours union historian and activist María Tila Uribe, prepares for the centennial of the Banana Strike 2025-12-02 [Nomadesc ]

The women looking after the elderly in Colombia also need care 2025-10-19 [Equal Times]

Nomadesc calls for the annulment of Resolution 294 in Colombia, will commemorate union activists killed in the Banana Massacre 2025-09-21 [PBI]

Union commences strike at Soma Gold’s Colombian operations 2025-09-10 [Cantech Letter]

Latin America Building dignity: care workers lead regional debate in Bogota 2025-08-27 [UNI Global Union]

Costa Rica BWI celebrates ratification of ILO Convention 190 in Colombia and Costa Rica 2025-08-25 [BWI]

From training to action: social care affiliates empower their union leadership 2025-08-14 [PSI]

SINTRALIMCO, the Cleaning Worker’s Union of Colombia, is established 2025-08-05 [UNI Global Union]

Threats target Colombian mining union officials 2025-07-08 [IndustriALL]

Early childhood workers create new union 2025-06-30 [PSI]

Colombian president signs new labor law, shifting power from employers to workers in a major victory 2025-06-26 [AP]

Large protests in Colombia in support of President Petro’s labour reforms 2025-06-13 [Al Jazeera]

House of Representatives approves ILO Convention 190 in final debate 2025-06-13 [UNI Global Union]

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