Colombian President Gustavo Petro has signed a controversial labor reform into law, delivering a significant increase in ...

Colombia's Senate on Tuesday approved a modified and much-debated labor reform bill, after President Gustavo Petro decreed a referendum to seek direct approval from voters for the initiative.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro holds up a book with the text of a labor reform bill, before signing it into law in Bogota ...

BOGOTA, June 18 (Reuters) - A Colombian high court on Wednesday suspended a decree by President Gustavo Petro that sought to call a controversial referendum on his proposed labor reform, the ...

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's Senate on Tuesday approved a modified and much-debated labor reform bill, after President Gustavo Petro decreed a referendum to seek direct approval from voters for ...

BOGOTA - A Colombian high court on Wednesday suspended a decree by President Gustavo Petro that sought to call a controversial referendum on his proposed labor reform, the latest setback for Petro ...

"As I said, since the labor reform is now law, ... Each measure in the referendum would have required approval from at least 13.5 million voters, a third of Colombia's electoral roll, to pass.

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's Senate on Tuesday approved a modified and much-debated labor reform bill, after President Gustavo Petro decreed a referendum to seek direct approval from voters for ...

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro speaks at a rally to garner support for a referendum on labor reform, in Cali, Colombia, Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Colombia Court Suspends President Petro's Labor Reform Referendum Decree BOGOTA (Reuters) -A Colombian high court on Wednesday suspended a decree by President Gustavo Petro that sought to call a ...