15e formation annuelle à l’action en faveur des droits humains Quand ? Du 7 en soirée au 10 octobre 2011 Pour qui ? Pour des jeunes âgés de 18 à 35 ans Quoi ? Conférences, ateliers et documentation
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Two unions publicly rejected the draft labor agreement signed by striking oil workers in Colombia’s eastern Meta department and the petroleum company Pacific Rubiales, W Radio reported Tuesday. The Sindical Obrera Union (USO) and the United Workers Central (CUT) jointly spoke out against the deal, which stipulated the laborers’ return to the job in return for certain labor concessions.
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Ambassador Tim Martin Canadian Embassy in Colombia, Apartado Aéreo 110067 Bogotá, Colombia (011 57 1) 657 9912 bgota-td@international.gc.ca Canada, October 7th 2011
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On October 7th, 2011, 168 scientists have warned on the so-called “biofuels” in a joint letter addressed to the EU. Energy derived from field crops is by no means environmentally friendly, despite the European Union’s claims.
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“Mother Earth belongs to those who take care of it, territories belong to the people, sovereignty is popular.”
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M. Speaker, I was in Colombia at the end of August with a delegation organized by the Washington Office on Latin America. In Medellin, we met with the National Labor School, or ENS, to discuss the current labor situation in Colombia. Their reports on threatened and murdered unionists are internationally recognized, and because of this, ENS faces constant threats and efforts to discredit them.
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Among the many riches of Colombia are gold, silver, emeralds, coal and nickel deposits; however, safety concerns have led many to question the management of the country's mining industry.
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One of the major themes addressed October 1st in the National Congress of Lands, Territories and Sovereignties (CNTTS), was that of Peasant Economy, Popular and Self-Determined Economies, and Food Sovereignty. This theme, which featured six working groups, divided the discussion into three sub-categoires: context analysis, community conflict, and possilbe resolutions.
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The International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and & General Workers’ Unions (ICEM) condemns the cold-blooded assassination of a Colombian contract worker who was working with affiliate Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) to bring trade union rights to temporary workers at Ecopetrol’s Barrancabermeja refining and petrochemicals complex in Santander department.
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OTTAWA, Sept. 30, 2011 /CNW/ - As recognized by the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Round Tables on the Extractive Sector, strengthening community capacity and governance is a key strategy to ensuring benefits from resource extraction are maximized both domestically and abroad. CIDA's implementation of the Andean Regional Initiative (ARI) for Promoting Effective Corporate Social Responsibility announced by Minister Oda yesterday helps to do this in three countries that receive significant Canadian foreign direct investment from the mining sector.
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