Motion
- Motion title
- Colombia
- Session
- 2008-2009
- Meeting link
- Annual Congress
- Meeting date
- 27 May 2009
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- 23
- Motion text
Congress believes that the systematic criminalisation of trade unionists by the Uribe government and its agents should be condemned.
Congress further believes that the forced removals of people from their land and terrorisation of the poor is a fundamental attack on their human rights.
Congress supports the call for a political solution, the release of those kidnapped, and a cessation of violence
Congress agrees to:
establish rapid links with Colombian academic unions to provide support when their members are threatened
maintain pressure on the British government to withdraw aid not specifically for human rights work
offer support to JfC staff members targeted by Colombian intelligence services
encourage local branches and LAs to affiliate to JfC
work with JfC to formulate a motion to TUC Congress to confirm our opposition to any free trade agreement resulting from the EU-Colombia negotiations held in May 2009
- Proposing body
- National executive committee (NEC)
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Strategy and finance committee (SFC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2009/C/05-27/039/23