order levitraorder viagra onlineKey Members of Congress to Monitor Colombia Labor Rights

November 21, 2011 --

Sending a strong signal to the Colombian government as well as to the Obama Administration, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and seven key members of Congress have formed a Congressional Monitoring Group on Labor Rights in Colombia “to ensure that progress is made on labor rights in the coming months.”   

generic viagrageneric levitraMexican Union Files First NAFTA Labor Complaint with Obama Administration

November 17, 2011 --

The Mexico Electrical Workers Union on November 14 filed buy cheap cialisorder levitra onlinethe first NAFTA labor complaint submitted to the Obama Administration.  A similar complaint was submitted on October 27 to the Canadian government.  Both charge the government of Mexico with violating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

buy cheap viagrageneric levitraAnother Guatemalan Trade Unionist Killed

October 27, 2011 --

On October 16 another Guatemalan trade unionist was murdered. An unidentified assailant shot Pablino Yaque Cervantes, a member of the Banana Workers Union of Izabal (SITRABI), eight times in broad daylight near a municipal market in the department of Izabal.

buy levitrageneric viagraColombia FTA Vote This Week: Take Action Now!

October 10, 2011 --

The time has come to say NO to the Colombia Free Trade Agreement once and for all. On October 3 President Obama submitted to Congress the Colombia Free Trade Agreement, along with two other Bush-era trade agreements with South Korea and Panama.

Take Action! El Salvador Clamps Down on Progressive Unions

October 7, 2011 --

Two of El Salvador’s most progressive unions are mobilizing in response to the Ministry of Labor’s announcement that it has revoked their legal status. More than 100 workers in the Telecommunications Workers’ Industrial union (SITCOM) have already been fired, and the AVX-Kyocera Plant Workers’ Union (SITRAVX) anticipates negative repercussions.

AFL-CIO Makes Two Major Labor Conflicts a Test of Labor Action Plan with Colombia

November 7, 2011 --

In a November 3, 2011 letter to Presidents Obama and Santos, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka called for a peaceful resolution of two major labor conflicts in Colombia, at Campo Rubiales and Puerto Wilches, calling them a test of whether a Labor Action Plan agreed to in April 2011 represents more than pa

U.S. Congress Passes Colombia FTA; The Fight Continues

October 13, 2011 --

On October 12, the U.S. Congress voted to approve the Colombia Free Trade Agreement, along with two other trade pacts with Panama and South Korea. The Congressional debate focused largely on Colombia, with testimony that included discussion over labor rights abuses, the effects of the agreement on small farmers in Colombia, and U.S.  job loss.

Top Colombia Labor School Reports that Labor Action Plan is Insufficient and Poorly Implemented

October 7, 2011 --

The highly-respected National Labor School in Colombia (ENS) just published a critical report of the Colombian government’s implementation of the Free Trade Agreement

President Obama Submits Colombia Trade Agreement to Congress; Vote Next Week?

October 5, 2011 --

On October 3 President Obama submitted to Congress the Colombia Free Trade Agreement, along with two other Bush-era trade agreements with South Korea and Panama. The House is expected to hold separate floor votes on the agreements as early as October 11.




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