Colombia – Freedom of association

II. CHALLENGES

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[The Plan] recognizes the need to: (i) continue working to prevent union violence and encourage the promotion of workers’ rights and, (ii) continue with the national government’s commitment to guarantee the protection of human rights and the process of articulation between institutions and unions to advance in the construction of scenarios that benefit the country’s workers and union leaders.

VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS

i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights

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Strand 5 [Eje nº 5]: Articulating spaces for social dialogue and effective participation

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• The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will implement strategies to continue to guarantee the right of association of small and medium producers and participation of farmers in public policy decisions affecting the sector.

 

ii. Fundamental Pillar 2: The duty of business to respect human rights

Strand 1 [Eje nº 1]: Provide companies with the tools to fulfil their responsibility to respect human rights

• The Ministry of Labour will promote respect for the fundamental right of association, unionisation and bargaining through accompaniment and training.

Strand 3 [Eje nº 3]: Train public and private companies on the need to mitigate the consequences of possible human rights impacts due to their operations, products or services provided, with an emphasis on those located in the region

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• The Ministry of Labour [Mintrabajo] will support the strengthening of the trade union association process through training focused on raising awareness among the labour force on the right to association.