Apecides Alvis Fernández President Confederation of Colombian Workers (CTC)
Tarcisio Mora Godoy President Unified Central of Labour Unions (CUT)
Julio Roberto Gómez Esguerra General Secretary of the General Labour Confederation (CGT)
Apecides Alvis Fernández President Confederation of Colombian Workers (CTC)
Tarcisio Mora Godoy President Unified Central of Labour Unions (CUT)
Julio Roberto Gómez Esguerra General Secretary of the General Labour Confederation (CGT)
Apecides Alvis Fernández President Confederation of Colombian Workers (CTC)
Tarcisio Mora Godoy President Unified Central of Labour Unions (CUT)
Under these conditions, the Colombian labour movement invites the Canadian society as a whole, and its Parliament, to demonstrate its solidarity with the Colombian people in mobilizing against and abstaining from signing an FTA, like those signed with the U.S., the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the one it intends to sign with the European Union, because these will only aggravate the already difficult situation of a country that does not deserve the situation it is currently facing.
Signatories
Julio Roberto Gómez Esguerra General Secretary of the General Labour Confederation (CGT)
Apecides Alvis Fernández President Confederation of Colombian Workers (CTC)
Tarcisio Mora Godoy President Unified Central of Labour Unions (CUT)
Under these conditions, the Colombian labour movement invites the Canadian society as a whole, and its Parliament, to demonstrate its solidarity with the Colombian people in mobilizing against and abstaining from signing an FTA, like those signed with the U.S., the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the one it intends to sign with the European Union, because these will only aggravate the already difficult situation of a country that does not deserve the situation it is currently facing.
Signatories
Julio Roberto Gómez Esguerra General Secretary of the General Labour Confederation (CGT)
Apecides Alvis Fernández President Confederation of Colombian Workers (CTC)
Tarcisio Mora Godoy President Unified Central of Labour Unions (CUT)
The Neoliberal Model has created a crisis — we do not know how, when developing nations are trying to protect their national production machines, guarantee sovereignty and food safety, strengthen inside markets and impose “protectionist” measures in general, how underdeveloped nations can be offered as a saving grace, while in reality, Free Trade Agreements result in the complete opposite. The Colombia-Canada FTA was signed behind the backs of the Colombian people, without any real participation from Civil Society and without any study on its impact. This is something that should be made clear to the Canadian Parliament.
We, the Colombian unions, are convinced that the stage set for the Agreement on Labour Co-operation is starting off on an uneven keel, and that the FTA will lead to an increase in human rights violations, thereby affecting the sovereignty of Colombia in economic, socio-political and cultural matters.
Under these conditions, the Colombian labour movement invites the Canadian society as a whole, and its Parliament, to demonstrate its solidarity with the Colombian people in mobilizing against and abstaining from signing an FTA, like those signed with the U.S., the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the one it intends to sign with the European Union, because these will only aggravate the already difficult situation of a country that does not deserve the situation it is currently facing.
Signatories
Julio Roberto Gómez Esguerra General Secretary of the General Labour Confederation (CGT)
Apecides Alvis Fernández President Confederation of Colombian Workers (CTC)
Tarcisio Mora Godoy President Unified Central of Labour Unions (CUT)
The Neoliberal Model has created a crisis — we do not know how, when developing nations are trying to protect their national production machines, guarantee sovereignty and food safety, strengthen inside markets and impose “protectionist” measures in general, how underdeveloped nations can be offered as a saving grace, while in reality, Free Trade Agreements result in the complete opposite. The Colombia-Canada FTA was signed behind the backs of the Colombian people, without any real participation from Civil Society and without any study on its impact. This is something that should be made clear to the Canadian Parliament.
We, the Colombian unions, are convinced that the stage set for the Agreement on Labour Co-operation is starting off on an uneven keel, and that the FTA will lead to an increase in human rights violations, thereby affecting the sovereignty of Colombia in economic, socio-political and cultural matters.
Under these conditions, the Colombian labour movement invites the Canadian society as a whole, and its Parliament, to demonstrate its solidarity with the Colombian people in mobilizing against and abstaining from signing an FTA, like those signed with the U.S., the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the one it intends to sign with the European Union, because these will only aggravate the already difficult situation of a country that does not deserve the situation it is currently facing.
Signatories
Julio Roberto Gómez Esguerra General Secretary of the General Labour Confederation (CGT)
Apecides Alvis Fernández President Confederation of Colombian Workers (CTC)
Tarcisio Mora Godoy President Unified Central of Labour Unions (CUT)
These deliberations coincide perfectly with that confirmed in the CLC document we have just seen, and there is common ground in the FTA diagnosis.
There is also a clearly political aspect to this matter: in signing the FTA with Canada, the Government of Colombia will pressure the U.S. Congress to finally approve the Colombia-USA FTA, by showing Congress that there will be a diversion of trade and that a country like Canada, which is known for respecting human rights and the environment, is able to sign an agreement with Colombia.
The Neoliberal Model has created a crisis — we do not know how, when developing nations are trying to protect their national production machines, guarantee sovereignty and food safety, strengthen inside markets and impose “protectionist” measures in general, how underdeveloped nations can be offered as a saving grace, while in reality, Free Trade Agreements result in the complete opposite. The Colombia-Canada FTA was signed behind the backs of the Colombian people, without any real participation from Civil Society and without any study on its impact. This is something that should be made clear to the Canadian Parliament.
We, the Colombian unions, are convinced that the stage set for the Agreement on Labour Co-operation is starting off on an uneven keel, and that the FTA will lead to an increase in human rights violations, thereby affecting the sovereignty of Colombia in economic, socio-political and cultural matters.
Under these conditions, the Colombian labour movement invites the Canadian society as a whole, and its Parliament, to demonstrate its solidarity with the Colombian people in mobilizing against and abstaining from signing an FTA, like those signed with the U.S., the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the one it intends to sign with the European Union, because these will only aggravate the already difficult situation of a country that does not deserve the situation it is currently facing.
Signatories
Julio Roberto Gómez Esguerra General Secretary of the General Labour Confederation (CGT)
Apecides Alvis Fernández President Confederation of Colombian Workers (CTC)
Tarcisio Mora Godoy President Unified Central of Labour Unions (CUT)
These deliberations coincide perfectly with that confirmed in the CLC document we have just seen, and there is common ground in the FTA diagnosis.
There is also a clearly political aspect to this matter: in signing the FTA with Canada, the Government of Colombia will pressure the U.S. Congress to finally approve the Colombia-USA FTA, by showing Congress that there will be a diversion of trade and that a country like Canada, which is known for respecting human rights and the environment, is able to sign an agreement with Colombia.
The Neoliberal Model has created a crisis — we do not know how, when developing nations are trying to protect their national production machines, guarantee sovereignty and food safety, strengthen inside markets and impose “protectionist” measures in general, how underdeveloped nations can be offered as a saving grace, while in reality, Free Trade Agreements result in the complete opposite. The Colombia-Canada FTA was signed behind the backs of the Colombian people, without any real participation from Civil Society and without any study on its impact. This is something that should be made clear to the Canadian Parliament.
We, the Colombian unions, are convinced that the stage set for the Agreement on Labour Co-operation is starting off on an uneven keel, and that the FTA will lead to an increase in human rights violations, thereby affecting the sovereignty of Colombia in economic, socio-political and cultural matters.
Under these conditions, the Colombian labour movement invites the Canadian society as a whole, and its Parliament, to demonstrate its solidarity with the Colombian people in mobilizing against and abstaining from signing an FTA, like those signed with the U.S., the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the one it intends to sign with the European Union, because these will only aggravate the already difficult situation of a country that does not deserve the situation it is currently facing.
Signatories
Julio Roberto Gómez Esguerra General Secretary of the General Labour Confederation (CGT)
Apecides Alvis Fernández President Confederation of Colombian Workers (CTC)
Tarcisio Mora Godoy President Unified Central of Labour Unions (CUT)
Declaration Of The Colombian Labour Movement In Response To The Agreement On Labour Co-Operation Between Canada And Colombia Resulting From The Colombia-Canada Fta Agreement
