Case No 2617 (Colombia) - Complaint date: 24-SEP-07
General Confederation of Labour (CGT), Association of Employees of the National Prison Services (ASEINPEC) and Union of Guards of the National Prison Services (SIGGINPEC)
Allegations
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| The Union of Guards of the National Prison Service (SIGGINPEC) alleges that union members were branded as members of subversive organizations, that three union officials were dismissed while covered by trade union immunity; that disciplinary proceedings were instituted against the chairperson and the secretary of the national executive committee for holding information meetings; that union leave was denied, as was the provision of a union office and telephone line; and, lastly, that the National Prison Service (INPEC) drafted legislation aimed at changing the status of staff working in the prison guards and security service in such a way as to prevent trade union membership. For their part, the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) and the Association of Employees of the National Prison Service (ASEINPEC) also refer to the drafting of the legislative bill mentioned above and allege that a dismissal took place
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