More union activists have been killed in Colombia than in the rest of the world combined. It is the most dangerous country to organize bar none. Despite this, Canada signed a free trade agreement with Colombia that will see even more pressure put on workers to produce goods at lower costs. Garry Leech is author of People Behind Colombian Coal: Mining, Multinationals and Human Rights.
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