Case No 2355 (Colombia) - Complaint date: 07-JUN-04

The Single Confederation of Workers of Colombia (CUT), the General Confederation of Democratic Workers (CGTD), the Confederation of Workers of Colombia (CTC), the Workers’ Trade Union (USO), the Association of Managers and Technical Staff of the Colombian Petroleum Industry (ADECO), the National Trade Union of Workers of Petroleum, Petrochemical and Related Contractors, Services Subcontractors and Activities (SINDISPETROL), the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)

Allegations

The complainants allege that after four months of meetings to negotiate a list of claims with the ECOPETROL S.A. enterprise, the administrative authority convened a compulsory arbitration tribunal; subsequently a strike began and was declared illegal by the administrative authority; in this context, the company dismissed more than 200 workers including many trade union officials

Case No 2355 (Colombia) - Complaint date: 07-JUN-04

Allegations

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