INTERNATIONAL LABOUR-COLOMBIA:

COLOMBIAN SUGAR WORKERS END STRIKE AFTER WINNING MOST DEMANDS:

Here's a brief notice from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) who have long supported their brothers and sisters in Colombia in their struggles about a recent victory.

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Colombian Sugar Workers Call Halt to 56-Day Strike after Winning Most Key Demands:
The union has called an end to the 56-day strike by 18,000 Colombian sugar cane workers after companies employing some 75% of the workers agreed to their major demands on November 10.

SINALCORTEROS, the union which led Colombia's longest, toughest and highest profile strike in recent memory has expressed confidence that negotiations still underway with the remaining employers will shortly result in agreements following the pattern already set.