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On behalf of all its members around the world UNI sends its condolences to Redondo and Ordoñez’s family and Redondo’s union Unión Sindical Obrera (USO).



The parents of five young children, Redondo and Ordoñez were murdered in their home on January 17. Redondo worked for PEI Energy, which is controlled by Colombia’s state-run oil company Ecopetrol. He attended a regional petroleum forum in his home region just four days before he was killed.



UNI is calling on the Colombian government bring those responsible for Redondo and Ordoñez’s murders to justice. UNI General Secretary Philip Jennings and UNI Americas Regional Secretary Adriana Rosenzvaig have sent a letter to expressing their condolences and solidarity with USO.



“We are united in the global union movement to fight the extreme violence that our sister and brother unionists face every day in Colombia,” Jennings and Rosenzvaig said in their letter. “We salute the courage of all the colleagues we have lost in Colombia and those that continue to fight for their rights on the job. It is unacceptable that the Colombian government has failed to end the brutal environment for trade unionists, human rights activists, journalists and others who speak out for what is right.”



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