LabourStart - / Colombia

Breaking news
Are there implications for the rights and safety of union activists in Colombia following the election of president Abelardo de la Espriella?

Colombia

English / All languages

LabourStart needs your support - please give generously:

Top stories

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ActNOW

More campaigns >>>

Today's news

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

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]

Can platform workers in Colombia break free from the algorithm’s control? 2025-06-03 [Equal Times]

Bogota mayor to press charges against union leader over protests 2025-05-31 [Colombia Reports]

The world’s most dangerous place to be a trade unionist 2025-05-19 [BBC Sounds]

The world's most dangerous country for trade unionists 2025-05-19 [BBC]

Affiliated unions in Colombia promote the work of the LGBTIQ+ committee to raise representation of the community 2025-03-25 [PSI]

Women workers win stronger rights through ILO Convention 156 2025-03-01 [PSI]

Women workers celebrate deposit of Convention 156 ratification with ILO 2025-02-26 [PSI]

ACOLFUTPRO reaches historic agreement that will improve Colombian players’ working conditions 2025-02-09 [FIFPRO]

FECOLPER proposes the creation of a Journalism Advisory Council 2024-12-07 [IFJ]

Sectorial meetings kick off 13th PSI Inter-American Regional Conference in Bogotá 2024-11-12 [PSI]

Bank employees’ union condemns US blockade against Cuba 2024-10-30 [Prensa Latina]

Sustainable development and the rights of local communities: focus on Colombia 2024-10-17 [USW]

Unions lead fight for the building and wood sectors’ just transition 2024-10-09 [BWI]

TUC backs Colombia's labour reform as vital to improve worker's rights and to tackle endemic anti-union violence 2024-09-14 [TUC]

Road blocks lifted as Columbia reaches deal with striking truckers 2024-09-07 [Al-Jazeerah]

“Today we are no longer invisible” – UNI launches Care Workers’ Network in Colombia 2024-08-02 [UNI Global Union]

GM workers in Colombia and Ecuador condemn plant shutdowns 2024-05-22 [IndustriALL]

IndustriALL condemns murder of USO member in Colombia 2024-05-16 [IndustriALL]

Audiovisual sector workers in Colombia create new union ANTA 2024-04-25 [UNI Global Union]

New hope and challenges for unions under union-backed government 2024-03-20 [LabourStart Podcasts]

[More News]