During a protest organized by labor unions ... his labor and health reform proposals, which have struggled to gain legislative approval, outside Congress in Bogotá, Colombia, Tuesday, March ...

BOGOTA, June 21, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro called off plans for a controversial referendum on his ...

A 14-member commission of Colombia’s Senate voted against a labor reform despite mass protests in favor that had been called by President Gustavo Petro. As expected, eight senators who had announced ...

Both Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro and his opposition in Congress announced protests over a referendum on labor reforms. In a post on social media platform X, Petro said that he will take part in ...

Colombia witnessed nationwide protests Tuesday organized by the ... government's response to Congress' failure to pass labor and health reforms central to the leftist administration's agenda.

Colombia’s Council of State has suspended a decree by President Gustavo Petro that sought to call a referendum on a labour ...

Colombia's streets are bracing ... lawmakers to greenlight a referendum on critical labor and health care reforms. The widespread call to protest follows a significant legislative setback for ...

People participate in a march called by the central labor unions in support of Colombian President Gustavo Petro's intention ...

After Congress rejected Petro’s labor reform twice ... on Wednesday took to the streets in Colombia’s major cities. In the capital, Bogota, some protesters blocked public bus lanes, impeding ...

Colombia's leftist President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday signed a decree to hold a public referendum vote on a labor reform.

BOGOTA, Colombia ... efforts to reform Colombia’s health system and labor laws, as the nation prepares for congressional and presidential elections next year. During a protest organized by ...