Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti, left, and Labor Minister Antonio Sanguino hold a press conference about a proposed referendum on labor reform in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, April 22 ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday pressed on with his struggling plan to overhaul the country’s labor laws, sending Congress a referendum proposal whose ...

Each measure in the referendum would have required approval from at least 13.5 million voters, a third of Colombia's electoral roll, to pass. (Reporting by Kylie Madry) Show comments ...

Colombia’s labor unions on Wednesday began a 48-hour strike in support of a referendum proposed by President Gustavo Petro to let voters to decide whether to overhaul the country’s labor laws.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro presented a bill on Thursday that seeks to submit proposals for labor rights and working conditions to a public referendum after Congress rejected his labor ...

If the referendum were to be held, each measure would need to be approved by the majority of at least 13.5 million voters, a third of Colombia's electoral roll, to be valid.

(Reuters) -A referendum to seek voter approval for a raft of labor reforms in Colombia will be withdrawn after the Senate approved a modified and much-debated version of the changes, leftist ...