Colombian president calls for referendum on health and labor reforms that have stalled in congress

Without having succeeded in getting Congress to approve its labour and health system reforms, the president decided on Tuesday 11 March to ask the Colombians for their opinion. The right denounces a political maneuver.

Following the submission of a request by eight senators of the Senate’s Seventh Committee to close the labor reform, the future of this initiative was virtually truncated. The project, of great relevance to the government of Gustavo Petro, is on the verge of failure without having had room for discussion. If there was no change in the position of the congressmen, the reform would lose the possibility of moving forward. In response to this situat…

Last Tuesday, in the afternoon hours, eight of the 14 members of the Senate's VII Committee rejected Gustavo Petro's draft labor reform, the same one that four months ago was approved by the House of Representatives and that then celebrated with hype and photos the Minister of Labor, the bench of the Historical Pact and the House of Nariño. The next step, for its final approval, would be in the Senate, and then its officialization. But it did no…

As one of the few in the world, the Colombian government is trying to distribute agricultural land more justly, avoiding a direct confrontation with the large landowners.

Petro Bypasses Congress, Takes Colombia's Social Reforms Directly to Voters

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Tuesday a nationwide referendum on his stalled health and labor reforms. The dramatic move follows repeated congressional roadblocks to his progressive agenda and declining public support for his administration. “Let the people choose,” declared Petro during his televised address. The president accused senators of “mocking” voters and siding with the […]

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that he would convene a popular consultation on labor and health reform.