On 2 March 2014, employees at Worldtex Caribe, a textile company with a staff of over 400 workers located in La Candelaria export processing zone, in Mamonal, Cartagena, denounced the death threats against the presidents and three other members of SINTRATEXTIL and ASTRATEC, the two trade unions at the firm.
A pamphlet was left in one of the trade unionist’s pigeonholes at the company. The threats were issued following a peaceful demonstration by the workers, held in protest at the pay rise of only 1.94% for 2014 and company’s refusal to address the list of demands presented in March 2013.