Dec 26, 2024 · Colombia’s government decreed a 9.5% minimum wage hike after employers and labor unions failed to reach agreement. The wage hike that will take force in January is significantly higher than the estimated inflation rate for 2024.. Monthly minimum wages will go up from COP1.3 million ($297) to 1.43 million ($326) next year.

Nov 4, 2024 · Colombia’s military commander ordered the elimination of joint task forces that were created in 2003 to combat guerrilla group FARC, which largely demobilized in 2017.. The military command also ended the so-called Specific Command forces that were created under the administration of President Gustavo Petro to combat paramilitary group …

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Oct 3, 2021 · AGC / “Gulf Clan” | FARC dissidents | “Puntilleros” | EPL / “Pelusos” | Caparrapos | Oficina de Envigado | Mafia de Sinaloa | LDNP | Cordillera | Pachenca ELN activity (2020) The ELN is Colombia’s last-standing Marxist guerrilla group and has been around for more than half a century. It has an estimated 3,000 armed members, mainly in the countryside.

Nov 18, 2024 · A disagreement about peace talks with Colombia’s government caused a surprise split between commanders of guerrilla group Segunda Marquetalia (SM). The internal division became visible during negotiations with the SM’s…

Dec 19, 2024 · A Bogota judge jailed the former councillor on regional issues of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro over her alleged involvement in a corruption scandal at the disaster management unit UNGRD.. The judge ordered to detain former councillor Sandra Ortiz after the prosecution charged her with money laundering and influence peddling. According to the prosecution, Ortiz secured the delivery of a ...

Nov 11, 2014 · First place goes to the medium-security penitentiary in Colombia’s northernmost state of La Guajira, where the population exceeds maximum capacity by 478%.According to the ombudsman, showers and toilets remain in deplorable conditions, water is only available four hours a day, and there is only one health professional available for all inmates (four hours a day from Monday-Friday).

Jun 8, 2022 · Kidnapping used to be common for guerrillas and criminals to extort people. While the days that kidnapping were widespread are over, extortion is booming business. Criminals have been kidnapping victims for for extortion purposes since before recent memory.

Dec 21, 2021 · Almost 15 million people were affected by corruption in cases that came to light between 2016 and 2020, according to Transparency for Colombia. The anti-corruption NGO analyzed 967 corruption scandals…

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