TUC protest over continued death threats in Colombia

HE Mr Mauricio Rodriguez
Ambassador
Embassy of Colombia
3 Hans Crescent
London
SW1X 0LN

Email: mail@colombianembassy.co.uk

Dear Ambassador

Safety fears for trade unionists

On behalf of the TUC, the 6 million members of our affiliated unions and British workers I write to express my concern for the safety of trade unionists from the Sindicato Nacional de la Industria Minera, Petroquimica, Agrocombustible y Energetica, SINTRAMIENERGETICA, the Federacion Unitaria de Trabajadores Mineros y Energeticos, FUNTRAENERGETICA and the Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Industria del Metal, SINTRAIME.

We understand that on 4 August, an announcement was emailed by a paramilitary group containing death threats to 30 named people, and their families. A number of people on this list are trade unionists from SINTRAMIENERGETICA and also part of a union delegation involved with labour negotiations with the mining company Drummond Ltd.

We ask you to urge the relevant authorities to provide protection, agreed with the named individuals; support the call for a full and impartial investigation into the death threat, the publication of the results of the investigation and bringing those responsible for the threat to justice.

Yours sincerely

FRANCES O'GRADY

General Secretary