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Bogotá, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Trade union organizations will hold marches and sit-ins in various parts of Colombia, just when the Supreme Court is scheduled to elect the country's new attorney general.
Bogotá, May 30 (Prensa Latina) The Seventh Commission of the House of Representatives of the Colombian Congress is beginning the discussion of the labor reform, one of the main commitments of the government of Gustavo Petro, and which seeks to guarantee and improve the rights of Colombian workers.
The bill proposed by President Duque was advertised by the government as an effort to finance social spending to combat the negative effects of the pandemic, but critics believed the administration to be putting the concerns of foreign creditors over the needs of the poorest Colombians. Almost 25 million Colombians nearly half of the country’s population are living in poverty, according to government numbers.The unemployment rate has almost doubled compared to pre-pandemic figures.
At a roadblock last week, Torres described putting her dreams on hold during the pandemic. She lost a part-time job that paid for her college classes and had to postpone a semester of school. Thousands of Colombians have been forced out of college in the past year, threatening the aspirations of many who see education as the only way out of poverty.
‘Colombian teachers, human rights & peace’, NEU fringe event with JFC
We were joined by executive committee members of Colombia’s largest trade union, the Colombian Federation of Educators (FECODE), to hear about human rights violations and stigmatisation against their members
On 6 April 2021, Justice for Colombia organised a fringe event as part of the National Education Union’s 2021 conference on the many challenges facing Colombian teacher trade unionists.
We were joined by executive committee members of Colombia’s largest trade union, the Colombian Federation of Educators (FECODE), to hear about human rights violations and stigmatisation against their members, as well as the union’s campaign for decent conditions, investment and biosecurity measures in the public education system.