Petro’s Bold Move to Let the People Decide on Labor Reform

Petro’s Bold Move to Let the People Decide on Labor Reform

The Battle for Labor Reform in Colombia The labor reform proposed by President Gustavo Petro’s government represents one of the significant attempts in recent years to transform Colombia’s labor landscape, aiming to strengthen workers’ rights, reduce precarious employment, and promote social justice. However, the reform has faced fierce opposition from conservative sectors in Congress, leading to its initial rejection. Petro is now initiating an…

The Senate’s Fourth Committee held a public hearing on labor reform this Monday, after the bill was transferred to that legislative cell after it was revived through a plenary appeal. During the day, which lasted more than seven hours, 85 people participated with different views on the content and effects of the initiative. Senator Angelica Lozano, president of the commission, said that workers, trade union representatives, employers, guilds and…

Jaime Cabal, president of Fenalco, launched strong criticisms against the labor reform of the government of Gustavo Petro. Photos: Fenalco and Presidency. The Senate of the Republic revived the labor reform of Petro and the same government issued the urgent call for the initiative to be debated and approved in the shortest possible time. However, the merchants joined in Fenalco explained that, as the initiative is there, a complex blow for the f…