The annual conference of the International Labor Organization led to an indictment of violence against union movements in Colombia, where 26 staff representatives were killed since the beginning of the year. Most crimes remain unpunished. In Central America, notably in Guatemala and Honduras, it is evenly dangerous to practice a union activity. (Ref. 080501)
On June 3, the Colombian government was summoned to appear before the ILO’s commission for the application of standards to explain the phenomenon of the numerous murders of union members. Since the end of the 1980s, people who defend workers’ rights have constantly been harassed and persecuted by paramilitaries and groups related to the executive, and even to businesses. 2.500 paid their union commitment with their lives. International and Colombian organizations flay the passivity of Alvaro Ur
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