Repression of Workers’ Protests in Colombia
A protest by workers in the petroleum company Cepcolsa Petróleo and canadian Pacific Rubiales was violently repressed yesterday. The protest occurred in Campo Rubiales, in the department of Meta, Colombia. It is an important area of petroleum production. The workers were demanding better working conditions and salaries.
More than a thousand workers started to demand these changes 29 days ago. Currently the workers are being kept in permanent assembly.