Congressional Group to Monitor Labor Rights Progress in Colombia
On November 16, 2011, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and seven Members of Congress sent a letter to President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia announcing that they have established a Congressional Monitoring Group on Labor Rights in Colombia that will work closely with the Obama Administration, U.S. and Colombian labor organizations and non-governmental organizations, and the Colombian government to ensure that both the U.S. and Colombia continue to make progress on labor rights, including the commitments and timelines announced in the Colombian Action Plan Related to Labor Rights (Labor Action Plan).
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(In April 2011, the U.S. and Colombia agreed to the Labor Action Plan, which cleared the way for the Administration to move forward on the Colombia FTA. After enactment of the Colombia FTA, the Administration outlined the next steps for implementing the Colombia FTA and noted that it will ensure that Colombia has successfully implemented key elements of the Labor Action Plan before bringing that FTA into force.)
(See ITT's Online Archives 11112122 for summary of a USTR official's visit to Colombia to formally launch the implementation phase of the Colombia FTA and promote further progress on the implementation of the Labor Action Plan.
See ITT's Online Archives 11101417 for summary the next steps for implementing the recently enacted FTAs.
See ITT's Online Archives 11040737 for summary of Labor Action Plan.)