[CTC] Report on Colombia FTA from Demos

[Andrew Gussert]

Report on Colombia FTA from Demos

 

Downloadable at 

http://www.demos.org/pubs/Colombia%20Trade%20Paper,%205.1.10.pdf

 

Contents:

 

The Role of Labor in Colombia's Development 2

Legal overview: Colombia Labor Law 4

Law: Freedom of Association, the Right to Strike,

and the Right to Collective Bargaining 5

Reality: Freedom of Association, the Right to Strike,

and the Right to Collective Bargaining 6

Law: Collective Pacts 11

Reality: Collective Pacts 11

Law: Associative Work Cooperatives 11

Reality: Associative Work Cooperatives 12

Law: Elimination of Discrimination in Employment and Occupation 13

Reality: Elimination of Discrimination in Employment and Occupation 13

Labor Rights and the Uribe Administration 14

The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Labor 17

Summary of Chapter 17: Labor 17

Labor Impacts and the FTA: Are the Labor Provisions Strong Enough? 18

The FTA and U.S. Leverage over Colombia's Labor Situation 20

Policy Recommendations 23

Conclusion 26

List of Sources 27

 

Andrew Gussert
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