labor laws
Coverage of labor laws in the Nexus archive.
- Colombia’s Petro calls on supporters to defend economic reforms in his last presidential speech
Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro urged supporters to defend his economic reforms and resist changes to labor laws by the incoming administration. Petro accused Israel and the United States of interfering in Colombia’s election and claimed vote tallies were rigged with Israeli software, which Colombia’s electoral authorities dismissed. Incoming president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, a conservative lawyer, plans to cut government spending and revise labor laws to allow hourly hiring.
- US firm CorroHealth closure in Kerala: No breakthrough in Minister-level meeting
The Kerala government has given a US-based medical coding firm, CorroHealth, an ultimatum to present alternative proposals to retain its workforce in the state or face prosecution for alleged labor law violations. A minister-level meeting failed to resolve the issue, with no breakthrough reported.
- Colombians to vote in high-stakes test of President Gustavo Petro’s agenda
Colombians will vote Sunday in an election framed as a test of outgoing President Gustavo Petro’s policies. Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla group, has pursued peace negotiations with remaining rebel groups and implemented social and economic reforms, including changes to labor laws.