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TRADE unionists heard about progress in Colombia under its first left-wing President Gustavo Petro, but also the serious threats his government faces, at a Justice for Colombia fringe meeting at the Scottish TUC today.
The meeting was addressed by the international secretary of Colombia’s biggest trade union federation the CUT, Rosalba Gomez, who explained that powerful right-wing forces work constantly to scupper the Petro administration’s efforts to achieve peace after decades of civil war and for social justice.
Corporate-dominated media meant that looking at Colombian newspapers you get the impression that “if it rains it’s Petro’s fault,” Ms Gomez said.
The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR
With Petro, Colombia has been making huge strides towards peace — but is all that at risk with the elections next year? MARK ROWE reports back after joining a delegation to the Latin American country
Colombia’s success in controlling the drug trade should be recognised and its sovereignty respected, argues Dr GLORY SAAVEDRA