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Members of Congressional Monitoring Group on Labor Rights in Colombia Send Letter to President Obama | Democrats -Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives
George Miller, the senior Democratic member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, joined other members of the Congressional Monitoring Group on Labor Rights in Colombia in sending a letter to President Obama last week expressing concern
120529  colombia  c-uspolicy  c-laborrights  [x]uscongressdocument 
4 days ago by isacson
Van cinco hechos violentos contra sindicalistas en el Valle, Articulo OnLine
Sin importar el origen de esos crímenes, preocupa que en una región como el Valle donde abundan las organizaciones sindicales y los conflictos laborales con sus empleadores, los activistas se conviertan en el blanco
120525  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-valledelcauca  c-laborrights 
4 days ago by isacson
The Associated Press: Gunman misses Colombia union leader, kills brother
Two other leaders of the union, known as SINTRAEMCALI, received death threats last month signed by The Black Eagles, a far-right militia, inviting them to their own funerals
120525  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-valledelcauca  c-laborrights  newsemail 
4 days ago by isacson
Progress or Promises? Free Trade and Labor Rights in Colombia | World | AlterNet
The LAP called for Colombia to enforce pre-existing but widely ignored legislation banning the cooperatives. However, as the Rubiales workers testified, in many sectors little has changed
120424  colombia  c-laborrights  c-uspolicy  c-freetrade 
5 weeks ago by isacson
Labor Action and Inaction in Colombia Free Trade Deal - Working In These Times
While the Labor Action Plan of the Washington Consensus might remain mostly on paper, pro-labor action at the grassroots is rolling on, with or without official approval
120424  colombia  c-laborrights  c-uspolicy 
5 weeks ago by isacson
U.S. Cannot Trade With a Country that Tolerates Murder | World | AlterNet
For us to do so would be to turn our backs on the 30 trade unionists slain in Colombia last year and the six that Justice for Colombia reports have been murdered already this year
120413  colombia  c-uspolicy  c-laborrights  [x]ngodocument 
6 weeks ago by isacson
A.F.L.-C.I.O. Chief Sends Obama Letter Voicing Concern About Labor Killings in Colombia - NYTimes.com
With President Obama scheduled to attend the Summit of the Americas in Colombia this weekend, the A.F.L.-C.I.O.’s president has sent him a toughly worded letter saying that he should not officially certify that Colombia has done enough to stop a decades-long series of killings
120413  colombia  c-uspolicy  c-laborrights 
6 weeks ago by isacson
Colombia: Obama’s Bloodiest Betrayal? » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names
If Obama goes ahead with his plans in Cartagena to green light the FTA, Colombian and U.S. workers will lose their last bit of leverage to stem the tide of anti-union violence and defend the rights of Colombia’s most vulnerable populations
120412  colombia  c-uspolicy  c-laborrights  [x]ngodocument 
6 weeks ago by isacson
Aumentan amenazas contra los sindicalistas en Colombia: Pnud, Articulo OnLine
"La tasa de homicidios es muy alta desde cualquier punto de vista. Hay una tendencia descendente desde 2003, pero todavía no nos deja tranquilos porque en ningún año baja de los 30 homicidios"
120313  colombia  c-laborrights 
11 weeks ago by isacson
Colombia's labor co-ops push unions out of the picture | GlobalPost
Many co-ops function as glorified temp agencies providing companies with cheap and docile non-union workers
120301  colombia  c-laborrights 
12 weeks ago by isacson
Colombia, Coal & Murder » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names
For me, that case is a microcosm of all that is wrong with U.S. policy toward Colombia
120209  colombia  c-drummondcase  c-laborrights  c-uspolicy 
february 2012 by isacson
Colombia Tells Canadian Oil Co To Stop Threatening To Halt Output | Fox Business
"Foreign oil companies don't need to be making warnings to the government, because they know there's always enough security to guarantee operation," Mines and Energy Minister Mauricio Cardenas said
111027  colombia  c-laborrights  c-energy 
october 2011 by isacson
UPDATE 1-Colombia increases security at largest oil field | Agricultural Commodities | Reuters
Colombia sent 400 additional police to guard Colombia's largest oil field after Canada's Pacific Rubiales threatened to suspend operations
111027  colombia  c-laborrights  c-energy 
october 2011 by isacson
Rubiales may shut Colombia oil field over security | Business | Reuters
The company did not link the violence to the striking workers, but it also described a wider climate of insecurity because of heavily armed criminal gangs operating nearby
111026  colombia  c-energy  c-laborrights  c-recentviolence  cv-meta 
october 2011 by isacson
Colombians renew protest of Canadian oil company | Energy & Oil | Reuters
Workers called the latest strike when the company withdrew from negotiations over a salary increase and other working conditions
111025  colombia  c-laborrights 
october 2011 by isacson
Report: Colombia ‘Action Plan’ Fails to End Violence, Improve Workers’ Rights | AFL-CIO NOW BLOG
As a result, workers who wish to better their lives by forming a union and bargaining collectively continue to be the victims of threats and violent acts, including murder
111006  colombia  c-uspolicy  c-freetrade  c-laborrights  [x]ngodocument 
october 2011 by isacson
Colombia sees oil output recovering after protests | Reuters
Major oil companies in Latin America's No. 4 crude producer have been rocked this year by protests demanding more local jobs and social investment
111006  colombia  c-laborrights  c-energy 
october 2011 by isacson
Lisa Haugaard: The U.S.-Colombia FTA: Still a Bad Deal for Human Rights
More trade unionists were killed last year in Colombia than in the rest of the world combined
111005  colombia  c-uspolicy  c-freetrade  c-laborrights  [x]ngodocument 
october 2011 by isacson
Workers' rights a part of trade deals - POLITICO.com Print View
Colombian employers, including a major beverage company, are simply converting cooperatives to other contract forms to continue to prevent workers from exercising their basic labor rights
111003  colombia  c-laborrights  c-uspolicy  c-freetrade  [x]uscongressdocument 
october 2011 by isacson
Study: Colombia anti-union violence undeterred - Forbes.com
The Human Rights Watch study found "virtually no progress" in getting convictions for killings that have occurred in the past 4 1/2 years
111003  colombia  c-laborrights 
october 2011 by isacson
AFL-CIO: No Colombia Trade Deal Until Violence Ends | AFL-CIO NOW BLOG
Twenty-two union leaders have been killed so far this year in Colombia, including 15 since the labor action plan went into effect, Trumka says
110927  colombia  c-laborrights  c-freetrade  [x]ngodocument 
september 2011 by isacson
DAS desmintió cualquier seguimiento al vicepresidente | ELESPECTADOR.COM
El sábado Angelino Garzón pidió al DAS y a la Policía aclarar si infiltró su esquema de seguridad, tras haber sido detenido un sindicalista con el cual estaba reunido
110926  colombia  c-DASScandal  c-laborrights 
september 2011 by isacson
Campo Rubiales está que arde, Articulo Impreso
El problema entre trabajadores, contratistas y Pacific Rubiales va para largo. El gobierno tiene que tomar más en serio lo que está pasando allí
110926  colombia  c-energy  c-laborrights 
september 2011 by isacson
In Colombia, Violent Protests Threaten an Oil Boom - TIME
Most of Pacific Rubiales' workforce is employed by contractors and subcontractors, and workers insist that these companies are failing to comply with Colombian laws regarding salaries and benefits
110926  colombia  c-laborrights  c-energy 
september 2011 by isacson
Pacific Rubiales Restarts Colombia Operations After Protests | Fox Business
Workers and community organizers have argued, and continue to maintain, that the company should pay its employees better wages and provide more jobs to locals
110923  colombia  c-energy  c-laborrights 
september 2011 by isacson
Colombia Sees Protests as Commodities Wealth Spurs ‘Discontent’ - Bloomberg
Some foreign companies investing in Colombia have abandoned the social, labor and environmental “good practices” they follow in their home countries
110913  colombia  c-energy  c-laborrights 
september 2011 by isacson
Protesta de trabajadores petroleros - Colombia Noticias: Actualidad Nacional - ELTIEMPO.COM
Casi 500 manifestantes, armados con piedras y palos, se tomaron ayer las calles de Barranca de Upía (Meta), que desde hace una semana es escenario de fuertes protestas de trabajadores petroleros
110912  colombia  c-politicsandsecurity  c-laborrights 
september 2011 by isacson
Thousands of oil workers protest in Colombia - Fox News Latino
Workers are "very dissatisfied" with current conditions in the oil industry, according to the mayor of Puerto Gaitan
110721  colombia  c-energy  c-laborrights  c-recentviolence  cv-meta 
july 2011 by isacson
Vicepresidente pide fin de protestas en el Meta "de manera inmediata", Articulo OnLine
El vicepresidente Angelino Garzón, a través de un comunicado de prensa, hizo un llamado a los trabajadores de la petrolera Pacific Rubiales para que suspendan las manifestaciones que adelantan en Puerto Gaitán
110720  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-meta  c-energy  c-laborrights 
july 2011 by isacson
UPDATE 2-Colombian forces take over oil field after protest | Reuters
Contractors were joined by local residents in the municipality of Puerto Gaitan in Meta province to protest labor conditions and rights
110720  colombia  c-laborrights  c-energy  c-recentviolence  cv-meta 
july 2011 by isacson
Michelle Chen: Embattled Colombian Unionists Rally Against 'Free Trade'
What brought Yanini and other Colombian unionists to Washington is a simple demand that the U.S. simply not continue to do business with a country where speaking out for labor rights can be a death sentence
110715  colombia  c-laborrights  c-freetrade 
july 2011 by isacson
Colombia moving forward on trade-deal requirements - The Hill's On The Money
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced that Colombia has completed the second stage of an action plan slated for completion by June 15
110614  colombia  c-uspolicy  c-freetrade  c-laborrights 
june 2011 by isacson
ITUC Survey: Colombia Still the Most Dangerous Place for Union Members | AFL-CIO NOW BLOG
The AFL-CIO vigorously opposes the proposed free trade agreement with Colombia so long as the “horrifying levels of labor and human rights violations in the country” continue
110610  colombia  c-laborrights  [x]ngodocument 
june 2011 by isacson
Duro choque entre la CUT y la CGT | ELESPECTADOR.COM
Para nadie es un secreto que Julio Roberto Gómez, presidente de la CGT, es una persona cercana al vicepresidente Angelino Garzón
110609  colombia  c-laborrights 
june 2011 by isacson
Colombia gana el examen en cumbre de OIT - El Colombiano
Después de 13 años de ausencia, Colombia obtuvo dos puestos en el Consejo de Administración de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo
110609  colombia  c-laborrights  c-internationalcommunity 
june 2011 by isacson
Sindicalismo en Colombia - Noticias de Latinoamérica - Mundo - ELTIEMPO.COM
Según datos del CIS, 49 activistas fueron asesinados en Colombia en 2010, lo que representa el 55 por ciento de los sindicalistas muertos en todo el mundo
110608  colombia  c-laborrights 
june 2011 by isacson
Dan Kovalik: The Killing Continues as US Doubles Down on Failed Trade Policies
Meanwhile, in Colombia, at least a dozen unionists have been killed in that country so far this year, with two union teachers killed within recent days, including one in the city of Cali
110608  colombia  c-laborrights  [x]ngodocument 
june 2011 by isacson
Dems question Colombia trade pact after shooting of activist labor lawyer - TheHill.com
Rep. George Miller (Calif.), senior Democrat on the Education and Workforce Committee, and Rep. Jim McGovern (Mass.), said the apparent assassination attempt on Hernán Darío, who represented Colombian sugarcane workers, raises questions
110519  colombia  c-uspolicy  c-freetrade  c-laborrights 
may 2011 by isacson
Piden reabrir investigación por sindicalista asesinado en 1991 | ELESPECTADOR.COM
Al parecer, seis policías participaron en el asesinato fuera de combate a un líder obrero señalado como guerrillero
110505  colombia  c-laborrights  c-humanrightscases 
may 2011 by isacson
Columna de citas, Articulo Impreso
¿Qué tal que los Estados Unidos se empeñaran encima en obligar a que en Colombia se paguen salarios justos? Se hundiría el país
110418  colombia  c-laborrights  c-uspolicy  c-freetrade 
april 2011 by isacson
Pre, al tablero, Articulo Impreso
¿Qué tan acertadas son las exigencias laborales que impuso Obama a cambio de apoyar el TLC?
110418  colombia  c-laborrights  c-uspolicy  c-freetrade 
april 2011 by isacson
AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Colombia Workers: Keep Fighting Against Free Trade Agreement
Speaking during a brown-bag discussion today at the AFL-CIO here in Washington, D.C., Muñoz said workers in the United States must continue to publicly fight against the agreement
101110  colombia  c-freetrade  c-laborrights  [x]ngodocument  c-uspolicy 
november 2010 by isacson
José O. Gaviria aduce temor para no asistir a audiencia de imputación | ELESPECTADOR.COM
Francisco Santos habría calificado la asistencia de los líderes obreros al evento como “una apología del terrorismo” y “apoyo a la lucha armada”, en tanto que el ex asesor de Casa de Nariño la enmarcó dentro de “la cofradía universal del terrorismo”
101014  colombia  c-laborrights 
october 2010 by isacson
Latin American Herald Tribune - 36 Colombian Union Leaders Slain in 2010
More than 2,700 unionists have been killed in Colombia since 1986, including 40 slain last year, making the Andean nation the world’s most dangerous country for organized labor
100915  colombia  c-laborrights 
september 2010 by isacson
Capturan a hermano ex procurador general colombiano por crimen de sindicalistas | Mundo | LA TERCERA
Miembros del Cuerpo Técnico de Investigación (CTI) de la Fiscalía de Colombia capturaron hoy a un hermano de un ex procurador general de la Nación, Edgardo Maya, por su presunta responsabilidad en el asesinado de dos sindicalistas de la multinacional Drummond
100907  colombia  c-laborrights  c-drummondcase 
september 2010 by isacson
AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Colombia’s Workers Risk Lives to Gain Their Rights
We all agreed that the proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement must not be passed until conditions for all workers in Colombia improve dramatically and there is genuine  change
100825  colombia  c-freetrade  c-laborrights  c-uspolicy  [x]ngodocument 
august 2010 by isacson
Mataron al presidente de Sintraempaques - El Colombiano
Fue uno de los defensores del TLC con Estados Unidos y considerado como uno de los fundadores del nuevo sindicalismo en Colombia
100813  colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-antioquia  c-laborrights 
august 2010 by isacson
AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Two More Trade Union Members Killed in Colombia
Nelson Camacho González, a member of the oil industry union USO, and Ibio Efrén Caicedo, an activist from the Antioquia teachers’ association ADIDA, were killed in separate incidents in June
100709  colombia  c-laborrights 
july 2010 by isacson
El Gobierno resaltó esfuerzos para proteger a los sindicalistas - El Colombiano
El Gobierno Nacional discrepó con la Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI), según la cual 48 sindicalistas fueron asesinados en Colombia en 2009
100610  colombia  c-laborrights  [x]othergovernmentstatement 
june 2010 by isacson
Dan Kovalik: Colombia Retains Position as the Most Dangerous Country in Latin America
As it has for many successive years now, Colombia continues to be the union murder capital of the world
100610  colombia  c-laborrights 
june 2010 by isacson
Colombia fue el país con más líderes sindicales asesinados en 2009 | ELESPECTADOR.COM
Un total de 101 representantes sindicales fueron asesinados durante 2009 en todo el mundo, casi la mitad de ellos en Colombia, según el informe anual de la Confederación Sindical Internacional
100609  colombia  c-laborrights 
june 2010 by isacson
101 Representantes sindicales asesinados en 2009, la mitad en Colombia, Articulo OnLine
Según el estudio realizado sobre el tema, durante el 2009 en Colombia fueron asesinados 48 sindicalistas
100609  colombia  c-laborrights 
june 2010 by isacson
Drummond's Colombia coal miners vote to strike - MarketWatch
Colombian coal miners working for Alabama-based Drummond Co. voted to go on strike after five weeks of salary negotiations stalled
100601  colombia  c-corporations  c-laborrights 
june 2010 by isacson
Crímenes sindicales bajaron en 2009_1 - El Colombiano
Mientras en 2002 en Colombia fueron asesinados 196 sindicalistas, en 2009 esa cifra se redujo a 28
100502  colombia  c-laborrights 
may 2010 by isacson
AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | AFL-CIO Outraged at Murder of Colombian Trade Unionist
Llorente, a father of five, was killed Oct. 17, allegedly by paramilitaries, in Puente Sogamoso, a community in Puerto Wilches, Santander
091029  colombia  c-laborrights  c-recentviolence  cv-santander  [x]ngodocument 
october 2009 by isacson
L.A. Times to Colombia: Prosecute corporate supporters of terrorism - The Hill's Congress Blog
The LA Times echoes the sentiment that the United Steelworkers union has been expressing for years – corporate supporters of paramilitaries in Colombia who murder trade unionists must be held criminally accountable.
091005  colombia  c-uspolicy  c-drummondcase  c-laborrights 
october 2009 by isacson
Three Cheers for Solid Bilateral Relations by John R. Thomson on National Review Online
The government has repeatedly proven that narco-terrorists use union membership as a way to avoid being killed and captured
090731  colombia  c-laborrights  c-uspolicy  c-freetrade 
july 2009 by isacson
Juanita Leon: When Barack Obama Meets President Uribe
It's time to recognize that the security of trade union members has improved enough in Colombia that it's time to take this issue out of the spotlight
090629  colombia  c-laborrights  c-uspolicy 
june 2009 by isacson
FT.com / Comment / Letters - Colombia protects trade unionists
I would like to clarify that the protection of the life and rights of trade union members is one of the highest priorities of the Colombian government
090616  colombia  c-laborrights  [x]othergovernmentstatement 
june 2009 by isacson
LABOUR: Colombia Still Undisputed Leader in Trade Unionist Murders
Colombia has long been the world leader in murders of trade unionists – a dubious distinction that it seems in no danger of losing
090611  colombia  c-laborrights 
june 2009 by isacson
BBC NEWS | Business | Anti-union attacks 'on the rise'
Seventy-six trade unionists worldwide were killed in 2008 - with 49 killed in Colombia, the "most dangerous place on earth for trade unionists"
090611  colombia  c-laborrights 
june 2009 by isacson
FT.com / Americas / Society - Colombia still dangerous for trade unionists
In its annual survey of violations of trade union rights, the ITUC says 49 trade union activists were killed in Colombia last year, an increase of 10 over 2007
090610  colombia  c-laborrights 
june 2009 by isacson
Colombia es el país más peligroso para sindicalistas en el mundo
Colombia continuó siendo en 2008 el país más peligroso para desarrollar una actividad sindical, ya que de los 76 sindicalistas asesinados en todo el mundo durante ese año 49 eran colombianos
090610  colombia  c-laborrights 
june 2009 by isacson
Unions at ILO meeting say Colombia violence growing | Reuters
A committee of experts at the International Labour Organisation had reported that Colombia was making progress, but worker representatives at the United Nations agency's committee on labour standards disagreed
090609  colombia  c-laborrights  c-internationalcommunity 
june 2009 by isacson
Dan Kovalik: UN Warns of "Rising Intimidation" In Colombia While Colombian Government Turns To Intimidating U.S. & British Activists
One group of social leaders particularly targeted in Colombia -- trade union leaders -- are under increased attack in Colombia, with 19 union leaders killed already this year
090603  colombia  c-laborrights  [x]ngodocument 
june 2009 by isacson
Dan Kovalik: Colombia Commits "Crimes Against Humanity" As Free Trade Pacts Are Debated
The continued impunity given these companies, combined with the failure to fully acknowledge the facts about Colombia's worsening human rights crisis, greatly undermines the moral authority of the governments rushing to make a trade deal with Colombia
090514  colombia  c-laborrights  c-freetrade  c-uspolicy  [x]ngodocument 
may 2009 by isacson
Colombia.- Denuncian el asesinato de una dirigente del sindicato CUT y el "genocidio" contra el sindicalismo colombiano - Yahoo! Noticias
La Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Colombia (CUT) ha denunciado el asesinato de una dirigente de esta formación, Vilma Carcamo Blanco
090512  colombia  c-laborrights  c-recentviolence  cv-bolivar 
may 2009 by isacson
Tribune » Blog Archive » Colombia: Testimonies of terror and torture
Colombia is the most dangerous place in the world for trade unionists
090505  colombia  c-laborrights 
may 2009 by isacson
Flower Power -- In These Times
About one-fifth of the pesticides used to produce exported flowers are so toxic they are illegal in the United States and Europe
colombia  c-laborrights  090503 
may 2009 by isacson
Strike halts coal output at Drummond Colombia-union | Markets | Reuters
A strike halted coal output at U.S. miner Drummond's operations in Colombia, a labor union representative said
colombia  c-economyandsecurity  c-laborrights  090324 
march 2009 by isacson
The Associated Press: Children sue Ala. company in Colombian mine deaths
The children of three slain Colombian union leaders filed a lawsuit Friday reviving claims that the men's U.S.-based employer was responsible for their killings outside a coal mine eight years ago
colombia  c-laborrights  c-uspolicy  c-drummondcase  090323 
march 2009 by isacson
Colombia: End Threats to Unionists, Rights Workers | Human Rights Watch
Lina Paola Malagón, an attorney at a human rights organization, the Colombian Commission of Jurists (CCJ), received a death threat signed by the Black Eagles - Capital Bloc on March 2, 2009, citing her work for her organization and on behalf of trade unionists
colombia  c-emergingcriminalgroups  c-laborrights  [x]ngodocument  090306 
march 2009 by isacson
Amenazan a una colombiana que hizo un estudio de violencia sindical llevado a EEUU - Que.es
Un nuevo grupo paramilitar amenazó de muerte a la abogada de la Comisión Colombiana de Juristas (CCJ) autora del estudio sobre violencia sindical en el país que fue presentado recientemente en el Congreso estadounidense
colombia  c-emergingcriminalgroups  c-laborrights  080305 
march 2009 by isacson
USAID Press Release: United States Government Launches Program to Strengthen Labor Rights in Colombia
Trade Union Strengthening in Colombia, a new U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funded labor rights and union strengthening program
colombia  c-laborrights  c-uspolicy  090227 
february 2009 by isacson
Desaparecida Presidente de la Acción Comunal de la vereda La Esmeralda, El Castillo, Meta : Indymedia Colombia
La Federación Nacional Sindical Unitaria Agropecuaria –FENSUAGRO-CUT y el Sindicato de Trabajadores Agrícolas independiente del Meta – SINTRAGRIM, comunicamos ante la opinión pública nacional e internacional la DESAPARICION de Alba Nelly Murillo en el municipio de El Castillo - Meta
colombia  c-recentviolence  cv-meta  c-laborrights  [x]ngodocument  090220 
february 2009 by isacson
Violencia antisindical | ELESPECTADOR.COM
Ahora, el Presidente pone cara de bravo cuando las denuncias de violencia antisindical en Colombia se abren paso en el Congreso de los Estados Unidos, pero ni siquiera se pellizcó, por ejemplo, con los atropellos que la Coca Cola realizó
colombia  c-laborrights  c-uspolicy  090217 
february 2009 by isacson
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