Executive Council Statement
Colombia
… human rights, and economic justice in a nation afflicted by internal violence and external economic pressures. According to the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), more than 90 Colombian trade unionists were murdered in … union leaders who have denounced both guerrilla and government violence and played key roles in efforts by civil society to achieve an effective and lasting peace. The violence continued in 1999, culminating in the assassination on December 13 of … unionists has drawn international condemnation, the government's program of privatization and economic deregulation to create "flexible" labor markets, as required by the IMF, has also undermined freedom of association and taken a severe …