British and Irish trade unions condemn Colombian state violence

UNISON has joined a number of British and Irish trade unions in condemning the latest human rights abuses, including the killing of protestors, by state forces in Colombia.
General secretary Christina McAnea and TUC president Frances O’Grady are among those who have written to the foreign offices in London and Dublin with their “profound condemnation” of the violence in the South American country.
Their open letter notes that since the latest round of trade union-led national s