Contact your members of Congress to oppose the Obama Administration's revival of the Free Trade agenda. The Administation has initiated negotiations for a new Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and says it will push for a vote on three pending FTAs negotiated by the Bush Administration, including Colombia, which continues to lead the world in number of trade unionists murdered.
During President Obama's state of the union address on January 27, 2010 he stated, "[The U.S.] will strengthen our trade relations... with key partners like... Colombia." Colombia remains the most dangerous country in the world to be a unionist with more assassinations than the rest of the world combined. More than 2,700 trade unionists have been murdered in the last two decades with a near total rate of impunity. Urge your Representatives to oppose the U.S. Colombia FTA!
Our friends at the Latin America Working Group (LAWG) circulated a petition to President Barack Obama requesting a new type of policy for Latin American and Caribbean countries. Now is a moment not just to be in opposition, but to create foreign policy that we can believe in. NOTE: The petition deadline passed on January 21 but it is still available for reviewing on the LAWG website.
Delegations are a great way to become acquainted with Colombian labor movement. Organize a delegation with your union, church, or organization, or contact us about attending a delegation as an individual.
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