The ITF affiliate signs agreement with company operating in two ports, including Terminal Maritimo Muelles de Bosque, above.
Colombian port workers, members of the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores del Transporte, reached an agreement on Aug. 2 with Terminal Maritimo Muelles el Bosque, operator of ports in Cartagena de Indias Bay and in Buenaventura, according to International Transport Workers’ Federation News Online.
ITF said workers had not been permitted to bargain collectively for some 20 years but have now obtained an agreement that provides them with wage increases, annual leave and other benefits. Esteban Barboza, SNTT general secretary, said the union will encourage workers in other ports to organize as well.