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UNI Global Union Presents Freedom from Fear Award 2023 to Resilient Colombian Union Leader 

Today's labour news


Colombia NEHAWU wishes WFTU Trade Union International of Public Service and Allied a successful 14th International Congress 2023-11-21 [COSATU]

Global UNI Global Union Presents Freedom from Fear Award 2023 to Resilient Colombian Union Leader  2023-08-31 [UNI Global Union]

UNI joins demand to protect Colombian democracy 2023-06-11 [UNI]

care unions create alliance to address social reforms 2023-05-12 [UNI Global Union]

Teleperformance, UNI Americas and Utraclaro reach agreement in Colombia 2023-04-19 [UNI]

Women leading the charge for labour reform in Colombia 2023-03-10 [UNI Global Union]

Colombia Canada-Colombia Frontlines Delegation 2022 2022-11-23 [NUPGE]

SINTRASASS wins 2022 Breaking Through Award for care organizing 2022-11-11 [UNI Global Union]

Coal workers discuss the need for a just transition 2022-11-09 [IndustriALL]

TIME investigation reveals the traumatized Teleperformance workers moderating TikTok 2022-10-22 [UNI]

Columbia: WFTU Columbia condemns assassination of comrade Sibares Lamprea, union leader of USO 2022-09-26 [WFTU]

APPELLATE COURT REVIVES HUMAN RIGHTS CASE AGAINST CHIQUITA 2022-09-14 [Earth Rights.org]

Colombia Podcast: Union Are Key to Democracy For more info 2022-09-13 [Solidarity Center]

PSI affiliates celebrate the inauguration of Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez in Colombia 2022-08-16 [PSI]

Colombia Union leaders send letter to new Colombian government 2022-08-09 [ASLEF]

Colombia 2022: Hope and cautious optimism 2022-07-29 [CUPE]

Repsol Plant In Cartagena Calls Three-day Strike 2022-07-15 [Today]

A New Colombia: The Rise of the Left 2022-07-03 [Nacla]

How Diaspora Voters Rallied to Support Colombia's Francia Márquez 2022-06-19 [Nacla]

Teachers are facing death threats 2022-06-14 [rabble]

UNI calls on Itaú bank to stop ‘forced resignations' in Colombia 2022-06-11 [UNI]

ITUC demands free and fair presidential elections 2022-05-25 [ITUC]

Colombia rabble joins the Colombian electoral accompaniment delegation 2022-05-12 [rabble]

What labour and trade union agenda should the new Colombian government and Congress pursue? Here are some proposals 2022-05-12 [Equal Times]

‘Workers get the thorns': the moral ugliness of rose factories 2022-05-09 [The Guardian]

With murder of a trade union leader, peace continues to cost the lives of Colombians 2022-05-02 [UNI]

Colombia Women's involvement needed to stop gender-based violence in mining 2022-04-21 [IndustriALL]

Report of the High-Level Trade Union Commission for Electoral Observation for the 2022 Congressional Elections and Presidential Primaries 2022-04-02 [UNI]

Colombia Congress letter to Tanaiste in advance of his visit to Columbia 2022-03-10 [Irish Congress of Trade Unions]

Take Action: End the death threats against Colombian union representatives  ActNOW!  2022-02-24 [NUPGE]

Global union campaign: Fresenius must denounce death threats in Colombia  ActNOW!  2022-02-23 [UNI]

Fresenius Global Union Alliance - GLOBAL SOLIDARITY DAY  ActNOW!  2022-02-23 [People Over Profit]

GLOBAL LABOUR MOVEMENT DEPLOYS ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION 2022-02-18 [UNI Global Union]

Colombia CUPE stands up for human rights in Colombia 2021-11-23 [CUPE]

After 30 years on Bogotá buses, I fear that just transition is slipping out of our hands 2021-11-18 [Equal Times]

Protected journalist under surveillance without her consent 2021-11-01 [IFJ]

Coal unions in Colombia, Spain and South Africa meet to exchange ideas 2021-10-29 [IndustriALL]

There is a peace agreement, so why are trade unionists still being threatened and murdered? 2021-10-25 [Equal Times]

Colombia has signed a peace agreement, so why are trade unionists still being threatened and murdered? 2021-10-25 [Equal Times]

Colombia has signed a peace agreement, so why are trade unionists still being threatened and murdered? 2021-10-25 [Equal Times]

Government must honour human rights, demands for justice 2021-10-10 [NUPGE]

Podcast: Colombia Workers Risk Lives for Better Future 2021-09-15 [Solidarity Center]

Latin America TUC calls for review of British arms sales to Colombia and justice for state abuses 2021-09-13 [Justice for Colombia]

South America Colombian banana workers negotiate above inflation pay rise 2021-08-31 [Banana Link]

VIDEO  Spotlight on Colombian Women Activists #2: trade unionist Ruby Castaño 2021-08-17 [Justice for Colombia]

Another teacher trade unionist murdered in Colombia 2021-08-17 [Justice for Colombia]

Big tech call centre workers at Teleperformance in Colombia demand bargaining over wages, monitoring, health and safety 2021-08-09 [UNI Global Union]

New death threat against a worker at a Fresenius clinic 2021-08-01 [UNI Global Union]

A teachers' union tries to keep Colombia's schools closed 2021-07-25 [The Economist]

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