Colombian president Gustavo Petro has enacted his ambitious labour reform bill, a flagship measure of his term in office. After a complicated legislative process, the bill was finally adopted on 20 June, bringing significant changes for workers, particularly in terms of employment contracts and gender equality.
On Wednesday 25 June, Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro signed the labour reform bill into law. His government’s flagship project, the bill was finally adopted by both houses in a conciliation vote on 20 June after a long legislative debate against a backdrop of tensions with the opposition. This marks a political victory for Petro, who, through this new bill, is restoring certain rights lost by employees during the last labour reform approved in 2002 during the term of right-winger Álvaro Uri
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