The Andes
Colombia: Coke bottler fires outsourced workers
Colombian unionists continue to have problems with Coca-Cola’s local bottlers. Meanwhile, US campus activists continue to organize against the multinational.
Tag: labor
The Andes
Colombia: strike wave begins with violence
Colombia's campesinos, miners, truckers and other sectors launched a nationwide strike, with clashes reported as National Police troops attacked roadblocks.
The Andes
Colombia: multinationals on ‘trial’ for rights abuses
An "Ethical Trial against Plunder" was held in Bogotá to air testimony on the environmental and human rights practices of mining and oil interests in Colombia.
Greater Middle East
Egypt: labor repression amid Ikhwan crackdown
Two days before the bloody repression against Musilm Brotherhood protesters in Cairo, Egyptian army troops attacked striking steel workers in Suez governorate.
The Andes
Colombia: US court throws out suit against Drummond
The Supreme Court’s April decision in the Kiobel case has already brought down another human rights suit, one charging Drummond with violations in Colombia.
The Andes
Peru: general strike against labor reform
Peru’s CGTP labor federation led angry protests in Lima ahead of independence day celebrations and pledged to mount a general strike to protest a reactionary new labor law.
North Africa
Libya: protesters mob Muslim Brotherhood offices
Libyan protesters attacked offices of the Muslim Brotherhood's political party in Tripoli and Benghazi following the assassination of secular activist Abdelsalam al-Mismari.
Greater Middle East
Egypt: ‘Third Square’ protesters reject army, Morsi
With Rabaa al-Adawia square occupied by Morsi supporters and Tahrir Square held by army supporters, dissident protesters launched a “Third Square” camp in Giza’s Sphinx Square.
North Africa
Strike rocks Tunisia after opposition leader slain
A nationwide strike has been declared in Tunisia after protests over the killing of opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi, a lawmaker with the leftist Popular Movement.
The Andes
Colombia: strikes halt US coal giant Drummond
Indefinite strikes brought Drummond’s coal mining operations to a halt in Colombia, putting further pressure on the country’s economy amid a growing wave of labor actions.
Mexico
Anti-mining protests in Mexico, Canada
The July 22 Global Day of Action Against Open-Pit Mining, most widely observed in the Andean nations, also saw coordinated protests in NAFTA partners Mexico and Canada.
Southern Cone
Brazil: unions respond to protests with general strike
The union movement held its first big general strike in three decades in a bid to bring labor demands to the spontaneous protest movement that swept Brazil in June.