Union leaders denounce persecution in Brinks Colombia

Veröffentlicht: 26 Januar 2011
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 Bogota. A National Assembly of delegates from the National Union of Workers of Brinks Colombia S.A. (SINTRABRINKS) affiliated to UNI Global Union in the Private Security Sector was carried out on Sunday January 23rd 2011. The event took place at the Colombian Worker’s Confederation/ CTC’s Conference Hall, and its key objective was the National Management Committee and the Union Branch’s rendering of accounts. An issue highlighted in the report was related to the legal and union actions taken by the organisation to face the multinational’s anti-union attack, which has carried out a series of unjustified dismissals. Moreover, the company has disregarded several union leaders’ trade union inmunity; exerts pressure on unionised employees; makes intimidating home visits to workers and imposes excessive working hours, with the aim of weakening the labour organisation.



These actions on the part of Brinks Colombia’s management, S.A. has derived in formal complaints before the Ministry of Social Protection, which has ordered inspection visits to the company’s premises. The Public Ministry has also been forced to intervene as a result of the union organisation’s complaints.



SINTRABRINKS National Assembly was attended by the President of the CTC, Miguel Morantes, and Leonor Sierra Acosta, UNI Colombia Support Centre’s Coordinator, who presented her greetings on behalf of UNI Americas’ Regional Secretary Raul Requena, and assured the attendees that UNI Global Union will continue to support organised workers from multinational Brinks in Colombia, so that their labour and union rights shall be respected.



For further information contact: albertobarrow@uniglobalunion.org



Translated by UNI americas