Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world for union organizing. More trade unionists are murdered in Colombia every year than in the rest of the world combined.
The 2007 edition of the Survey, covering 138 countries, shows an alarming rise in the number of people killed as a result of their trade union activities, from 115 in 2005 to 144 in 2006.
Dear President Arroyo,
We, as US human rights organizations, express our grave concern regarding the rampant trade union and political repression in the Philippines.