DOL Accepts Labor Petition Under US-Colombia TPA for Review

The Labor Department’s Office of Trade and Labor Affairs (OTLA) accepted for review a petition filed by the AFL-CIO and five Colombian labor organizations alleging that the Colombian government hasn’t complied with labor obligations of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, OTLA said (here). The groups alleged, among other things, that Bogota didn’t adopt rights in the International Labor Organization Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and hasn’t ensured transparent administrative, judicial=, or labor proceedings (see 1605170036). OTLA is expected to issue a public report to the Secretary of Labor within 180 days, unless circumstances dictate an extension, OTLA said.