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"Mr President, I was very taken with the balanced nature of Commissioner De Gucht’s contribution. I realise that much progress has been made in Colombia and I think that we need to encourage and reward the effort which has been made.
Last year, I arranged for the international trade union body to come and address the Committee on Development in relation to their concerns about the murder of trade unionists and I spoke to a woman from Colombia, a young woman whose father had been murdered simply for trying to organise labour so that they would get a decent income.
None of us could object to that and none of us could stand over that. I promised her I would raise this issue; I did raise this issue and we did pursue this issue. It had some effect because the Attorney-General and some of the ministers from Colombia came here and tried to make their case. But I would like the Commissioner to take this up directly with the International Trade Union Congress, to try to persuade them that there is sufficient cover in this for them to buy into it, because the human rights situation is such that a lot of Members in this House who would like to see the agreement signed still have concerns; we want to see momentum, and protection, for people who have the right to organise.
So I want to see the situation in Colombia advanced; I want to see a reward for the efforts made; but I also want to see protection for people who are going about their lawful business in organising labour."@en1
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