Colombia
2008: Colombia Trade Unionists Die in Greater Numbers
Saturday, August 9th, 2008For the first four months of 2008, there has been an increase in the number of trade union officials and members in comparison with the same period in 2007. This is the crux of the findings in a report entitled ”WORRYING INCREASE IN ASSASINATIONS AGAINST UNIONIZED WORKERS IN COLOMBIA,” which was published by the Escuela Nacionale Sindical [...]
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Trade Union Killings in Colombia
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Business as Usual for Trade Unionists in the Most Dangerous Place on Earth
The Inter Press Service published an article on July 22nd that describes in some grizzly detail the slaying of Guillermo Rivera, a trade unionist in Colombia who turned up missing some weeks ago. Constanza Vieira writes that witnesses to Rivera’s disappearance noted that he [...]
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Colombia: Betancourt Walks, Unionists Die and Constitution Goes Out the Window
Sunday, July 6th, 2008While the press marvels at the success by the Colombian authorities in freeing Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages last week, a lesser event in Colombia goes barely noticed.
As noted on the IPS site on Saturday:
At the same time that Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was welcoming U.S. Republican presidential hopeful John McCain in the north [...]
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