Colombia - Anti-union practices at Pacific Rubiales Energy (2013)

On the 30th of May, the Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) filed a suit against the multinational oil company Pacific Rubiales Energy. According to the union, the company has systematically violated the trade union rights of oil workers in the municipality of Puerto Gaitán. More than 3000 workers affiliated with USO were fired for organizing a strike to demand better working conditions.
Furthermore, according various testimonies, the company demands a proof that workers renounced their affiliation with USO in order to worker for oil companies based in Puerto Gaitán.

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