US EditionColombia’s Labour Unions Participate in 48-Hour Strike in Support of President’s Labour Referendum
- Colombian labor unions began a 48-hour strike on May 28, 2025, across major cities to support President Gustavo Petro's labor reform referendum.
- The strike followed Congress twice rejecting Petro's labor reform, most recently in March and again in May by a 49-47 vote.
- The referendum includes 12 labor reform questions, such as limiting workdays to eight hours, amid ongoing tensions between Petro and Congress since 2022.
- Fabio Arias, leader of the United Workers Central, stated that the Senate should stop passing legislation that harms workers, while Interior Minister Benedetti said that if Congress does not act by June 1, a decree will be issued to advance the referendum.
- The strike and referendum underscore Petro's effort to consolidate his legacy before 2026 elections and highlight the political risk from legislative opposition.
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Colombia’s labour unions participate in 48-hour strike in support of president’s labour referendum
Colombia’s labor unions on Wednesday began a 48-hour strike in support of a referendum proposed by President Gustavo Petro to let voters to decide whether to overhaul the country’s labor laws.
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Colombia's labor unions participate in 48-hour strike in support of president's labor referendum
Colombia’s unions have begun a 48-hour strike to support a referendum proposed by President Gustavo Petro to let voters to decide whether to overhaul the country’s labor laws.
Colombians Launch 48-Hour National Strike in Support of Labor Reform Referendum - teleSUR English
On May 14, the Senate rejected the labor reform referendum by a vote of 49 against and 47 in favor. On Wednesday, the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT) and other Colombian social movements began a 48-hour national strike in support of a popular referendum on labor reform promoted by President Gustavo Petro. RELATED: Cartagena de Indias: Colombia’s Caribbean Jewel of History and Culture CUT President Fabio Arias said attempts to gain parliam…
The Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT) together with other Colombian trade unions and social movements began a 48-hour national strike on Wednesday in support of the popular consultation on labor reform promoted by the government of President Gustavo Petro. READ ALSO: Colombian government will call for popular consultation on labor reform in the face of Senate silence The president of the CUT, Fabio Arias, interviewed by the TeleSUR correspo…
“Who calls the general strike, who is told to do it?” says a chat sent by the Interior Minister, Armando Benedetti, to President Gustavo Petro, on the night of May 14. The message was captured by a photographer of the magazine Semana, shortly after the Senate rejected Petro’s proposal to hold a popular consultation that would revive in 12 points the labor reform that the Legislative itself had rejected. With Benedetti still enraged by the defeat…
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