Colombia - Threats against 12 SINTRASALES and SINTRABGSALINAS members during strike

After being on strike for 50 days, on 21 April 2017, threats were issued against 12 members of unions representing employees of Big Group Salinas, Sindicato de Trabajadores y Empleados de la Empresa Big Group Salinas Colombia (SINTRASALES) and Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de Big Group Salinas de Manaure (SINTRABGSALINAS). Among those threatened were Luis Eduardo Porras Deluque, Robin Ramos Julio, Ricardo Francisco Barliza Gamarra, Oneida Mejía Iguarán and José Marquez, members of SINTRABGSALINAS; and Carlos Humberto Fernández Manjarrés, Carlos Andrés Gómez Galván, José Damián Ducand, Jary Bolaños Blanco, Alex Eloy Martínez Pinedo, Amilcar Rafael Aldana Mendoza and Carmen Alfaro Fonseca Mendoza, members of SINTRASALES.