U.S. Ambassador McKinley: Protect Colombian Human Rights Defenders
by Omar Martinez
on January 17, 2013
It's go time! As we kick off 2013 and begin to work on our new year’s resolutions, we need YOUR help in pressuring the U.S. Embassy in Colombia to speak up for human rights defenders in Colombia. Afro-Colombian and indigenous leaders, labor activists and human rights defenders’ calls for protection have fallen on deaf ears and this needs to change!
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International Day of Action for Asotrecol
by Omar Martinez
on September 17, 2012
About two weeks ago my co-worker Lisa sent you a message about how you can help protect workers' rights in Colombia. Today, Asotrecol (the Association of Injured Workers and Ex-Workers of General Motors Colombia) has declared an international day of action.
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Still Dreaming, but with Hope
by Omar Martinez
on November 13, 2012
You might remember this year’s theme for National Days of Action for Colombia was everyone deserves a place to call home. With over 5 million people forcefully displaced as a result of Colombia’s internal conflict, victims of violence are now hoping that the Colombian government will make good on its promise to help them return home, restoring their lands through the Victims’ and Land Restitution Law.
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Labor Day has passed, did you take action?
by Omar Martinez
on September 07, 2012
We just celebrated Labor Day here in the United States, but Colombian workers have no room for celebration.
In our last alert we told you we would keep you updated on the injured workers from ASOTRECOL. Well, it turns out they need our help again. GM failed to propose realistic solutions to their demands during their mediation. Now, our friends from ASOTRECOL are restarting their hunger strike. As they continue to pressure GM for due compensation, we need to tell Congress to stand up for labor rights in Colombia and enforce the Labor Action Plan. As you recall, both governments signed the Labor Action Plan before the Free Trade Agreement was passed by Congress.
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What Does Peace Mean to You?
by Omar Martinez
on October 10, 2012
Working for human rights in Colombia is no easy task. But, recent news from that war-torn country gives us hope. Last month, the Colombian government announced peace talks with the FARC, Colombia’s largest guerilla group, to negotiate an end to the five-decades-old conflict. As the peace process begins next week on October 17th, we want to know: what does peace in Colombia mean to you?
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GM Workers in Colombia go on Hunger Strike: Tell GM we Demand Justice!
by Omar Martinez
on August 06, 2012
After a year of protesting in front of the U.S. Embassy with no response, injured General Motors workers in Colombia go on a hunger strike. Help them fight for their rights!
Jorge Alberto Parra was 30 years old when he began working for General Motors, Colmotores in Colombia, in 2004. Now eight years later, he and four colleagues from the Association of Injured and Ex-Workers of GM Colmotores de Colombia (ASOTRECOL) are taking drastic measures. They have launched a hunger strike to protest their firing and lack of compensation.
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