{"id":3646,"date":"2020-04-25T11:18:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T11:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3646"},"modified":"2020-04-25T11:18:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T11:18:25","slug":"colombian-unions-tackle-status-of-construction-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3646","title":{"rendered":"Colombian unions tackle status of construction work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/colombia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3647 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/colombia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/colombia.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/colombia-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/colombia-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/28april.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/colombia-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As part of BWI\u2019s week-long campaign to mark the International Workers\u2019 Memorial Day (IWMD) on 28 April, the Coordination Board of the Intergremial of Workers of the Construction and Wood Industry of Colombia (INTERGREMIAL)\u00a0 held its first online meeting to share and discuss perspectives on the current status of construction work amid the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was attended by Nilton Freitas, BWI Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, FNV-Netherlands Consultant for Latin America, Patricio Sambonino, BWI Regional Education Officer, Nicolas Menass\u00e9, Jos\u00e9 L\u00f3pez Posada, INTERGREMIAL General Coordinator, Manuel Fern\u00e1ndez of SUTIMAC and other trade union leaders from the INTERGREMIAL.<\/p>\n<p>L\u00f3pez Posada said that trade unions affiliated to INTERGREMIAL are their doing their best to negotiate with companies to ensure the income and work of their members. He said that there are currently 1,901 closed construction projects in the country, which have affected 500,000 formal construction workers. This was confirmed by the Colombian Construction Chamber (CAMACOL).<\/p>\n<p>Fern\u00e1ndez, meanwhile, pointed out that the main cement companies are complying with presidential decrees. He said that unions have managed to negotiate the granting of early vacations and telework options to its members. However, he said that\u00a0 subcontracted workers and those who belong to the informal sector have no secured income and other means of livelihood to survive the\u00a0 lockdown.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/odoo.bwint.org\/cms\/news-72\/colombian-unions-tackle-status-of-construction-work-1782\">BWI news report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this post<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-3646\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3646&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-3646\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3646&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-3646\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3646&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3646&amp;share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3646&amp;share=jetpack-whatsapp\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on WhatsApp\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3646\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Colombian%20unions%20tackle%20status%20of%20construction%20work&body=https%3A%2F%2F28april.org%2F%3Fp%3D3646&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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