Labor Union Blog

On an AFL-CIO Solidarity Center-sponsored exchange visit, Florida AFL-CIO Vice President Mike Williams learned about Colombian workers’ constant struggle for social and economic justice—and why U.S workers need to hear their story.

In July 2008, as part of a Solidarity Center exchange program, a six-member labor delegation made a weeklong visit to workers and labor leaders in Colombia. The purpose of the trip was to build a greater understanding of the struggles and challenges that Colombian workers face in their daily lives. The nation has a history of human rights violations, violence and intimidation against worker activists.