Colombia is the most dangerous country for unionists: ITUC
Colombia is the most dangerous country for unionists: ITUC
Tuesday, 05 June 2012 14:32
Jet van Dijck
Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world for trade union workers, according to a report from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
The document shows that in 2011 at least 76 union workers around the world were killed, with more than half the deaths occurring in Latin America, including 29 in Colombia and ten in Guatemala.
The General Secretary of the ITUC, Sharan Burrow, accused employers of "trying to sweep the worst abuses under the carpet".
A recent study by the United Nations Development Programme warned that Colombia is one of the world's countries with the worst rates concerning freedom of association and labor rights, with a record of more than 2,800 killings of trade unionists and members between 1984 and 2011, El Espectador reported
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