BOGOTA (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 latest setback ...

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 ...

BOGOTA — A Colombian high court suspended a decree by President Gustavo Petro that sought to call a referendum on his proposed labor reform, the latest setback for Mr. Petro’s effort to broadly expand ...

In a blistering attack on his country’s elites, President Gustavo Petro urged Congress that “the richest of the rich of ...

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro withdrew a referendum on Friday after Congress approved much of the labor reform that was initially shelved by a Senate commission. Both houses of the Congress ...

A high court later suspended Petro's decree. "As I said, since the labor reform is now law, I will repeal the decree calling for the referendum, which is no longer necessary," Petro said on X.

Petro has repeatedly accused Congress of blocking his reforms and last week issued a decree that called on Colombia’s elections agency, the National Registrar, to organize a referendum on labor ...

Colombia's Senate has approved a labor bill that is expected to grant workers more overtime pay while making it harder for companies to hire employees on short-term contracts.

"As I said, since the labor reform is now law, I will repeal the decree calling for the referendum, which is no longer necessary," Petro said on X. Each measure in the referendum would have ...

Colombia’s Senate on Tuesday night approved a labor bill that is expected to grant workers more overtime pay while making it harder for companies to hire employees on short-term contracts. The bill’s ...