17 murdered unionists a grim record for Colombia: US union

[Judi Lynn]

17 murdered unionists a grim record for Colombia: US union
Thursday, 30 June 2011 09:20
Sarah Cast

Colombia should not be rewarded with a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States until it can curb the violence against its trade unionists and other civil activists, argued the United Steelworkers Wednesday.

The U.S. labor union continued its campaign against the FTA between the United States and Colombia Wednesday with a letter to the United States Congress itemizing the recent deaths of Colombian unionists.

According to the letter, U.S. senators and representatives should not pass the FTA until Colombia “develops a proven track record of bringing to justice those who have perpetrated crimes against union activists and has adopted and enforced workers’ rights throughout the country.”

In particular, the letter faults the administration of Colombian President Manuel Santos. Citing Justice for Colombia, a British non-governmental organization that campaigns for human rights, the United Steelworkers asserted that in the first ten month’s of President Santos’ term in office, an average of one person is assassinated every three days.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/17306-17-murdered-unionists-a-grim-record-for-colombia-us-union.html

(My emphasis.)

[Bacchus39]

1. one every 3 days, 10 in a month, 100 in 10 months, thats a little under a month in Caracas n.t

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[joshcryer]

2. Tragic, and underreported because of suppression and complicity by liberals.

More deadly than Iraq. Can you imagine?

[Judi Lynn]

3. Colombia is known now, and has been known forever as having the WORST history on political murder

of righteous union workers in the entire WORLD.

Any attempt to sidetrack that fact is beneath contempt.