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 ...

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) ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 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 ...

Colombia's government has published the contents of a proposed referendum on reform of the nation's labor laws, giving employees greater access to health benefits and overtime pay.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

President Gustavo Petro addresses supporters outside Congress in Bogotá, Colombia, Thursday, May 1, 2025, before presenting questions for a referendum on his labor reform proposal to the Senate ...