Agir, dès maintenant, pour Rubén Darío Montoya Obando!7 March, 2014Rubén Darío Montoya Obando fait la grève de la faim depuis février pour protester contre le refus de Tenaris – Tubos Caribe, son ancien employeur, de verser une indemnisation pour un grave accident du travail dont il a été victime en 2002.
Поддержим Рубена Дарио Монтойя Обандо!7 March, 2014Рубен Дарио Монтойя Обандо с февраля проводит голодовку, протестуя против отказа бывшего работодателя, компании Tenaris – Tubos Caribe, выплатить компенсацию в связи с получением им серьезной травмы в результате несчастного случая на производстве в 2002 году.
Act now for Rubén Darío Montoya Obando!7 March, 2014Rubén Darío Montoya Obando has been on a hunger strike since February, protesting against Tenaris – Tubos Caribe’s, his former employer, refusal to pay compensation for a serious work place accident he suffered in 2002.
Victory! USO leaders released in Colombia25 February, 2014After 75 days in detention, leaders of the oil workers’ union, the Union Sindical Obrera (USO), a Colombian affiliate of IndustriALL Global Union, were released on 18 and 19 February. This was a victory for the trade union movement.
Victory! USO leaders released in Colombia25 February, 2014After 75 days in detention, leaders of the oil workers’ union, the Union Sindical Obrera (USO), a Colombian affiliate of IndustriALL Global Union, were released on 18 and 19 February. This was a victory for the trade union movement.
We demand guarantees for USO’s trade union activities in Colombia20 December, 2013The Coordinating Committee for Unity in the Mining and Energy Sector (Coordinadora para la Unidad del Sector Minero Energético, CUSME) is calling for the government to guarantee that the oil workers’ union (Unión Sindical Obrera, USO) will be able to carry out its trade union activities free from interference; release detained workers; withdraw arrest warrants; and close the files on 39 legal cases brought against USO members, 34 of which concern protests by workers and the community in the Pacific Rubiales “Banana Republic” in Meta.
Nous voulons des garanties pour les activités syndicales de l'USO en Colombie 20 December, 2013Le Comité de coordination pour l'Unité du secteur de la mine et de l'énergie (Coordinadora para la Unidad del Sector Minero Energético, CUSME) demande au gouvernement de garantir que le syndicat des travailleurs du pétrole (Unión Sindical Obrera, USO) puisse poursuivre ses activités syndicales sans ingérence, de libérer les travailleurs détenus, d'annuler les mandats d'arrêt et d'abandonner les procédures judiciaires intentées contre 39 membres de l'USO dont 34 portent sur des actions de protestation des travailleurs et de la communauté dirigées contre Pacific Rubiales dans la "république bananière" de Meta.
We demand guarantees for USO’s trade union activities in Colombia20 December, 2013The Coordinating Committee for Unity in the Mining and Energy Sector (Coordinadora para la Unidad del Sector Minero Energético, CUSME) is calling for the government to guarantee that the oil workers’ union (Unión Sindical Obrera, USO) will be able to carry out its trade union activities free from interference; release detained workers; withdraw arrest warrants; and close the files on 39 legal cases brought against USO members, 34 of which concern protests by workers and the community in the Pacific Rubiales “Banana Republic” in Meta.
Three trade union leaders detained in Colombia12 December, 2013On 4 December, Campo Elías Ortiz, a Colombian trade union, social and political activist as well as member of Unión Sindical Obrera (USO), was arrested. Merely a few hours later, two more members of USO, Jose Dilio Naranjo and Héctor Sánchez, were also detained. All three are employed by Pacific Rubiales, in the department of Meta.
Three trade union leaders detained in Colombia12 December, 2013On 4 December, Campo Elías Ortiz, a Colombian trade union, social and political activist as well as member of Unión Sindical Obrera (USO), was arrested. Merely a few hours later, two more members of USO, Jose Dilio Naranjo and Héctor Sánchez, were also detained. All three are employed by Pacific Rubiales, in the department of Meta.
