Event Title
The Struggle for Trade, Labor & Racial Justice in Colombia’s Ports
Description
“On tour with Witness for Peace, Jhon Jairo Castro will share his experience as an Afro-Colombian labor leader in one of the deadliest countries in the world to exercise labor rights. Jhon Jairo has worked as a longshoreman and labor rights organizer for over eleven years, leading various actions in Colombia’s principle port city of Buenaventura. A voice from the port, through which 60 percent of Colombian imports and exports pass, is especially significant in the wake of the approval of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. Jhon Jairo will share what privatization and free trade have meant for Buenaventura’s Afro-Colombian community, who make up nearly 90% of the city’s population.”
About the Lecturer: Jhon Jairo Castro, President of the Buenaventura chapter of the Portworkers Union in Colombia
Document Type
Event
Start Date
9-10-2013 12:00 PM
End Date
9-10-2013 1:15 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Labor laws and legislation--Colombia; Labor supply--Colombia; Employee rights--Colombia; Blacks--Colombia
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Witness for Peace (Organization)
Geographic Coverage
Buenaventura (Colombia)--Commercial treaties
Type
Moving image
Keywords
Witness for Peace, Columbia, Afro-Colombian labor force
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
The Struggle for Trade, Labor & Racial Justice in Colombia’s Ports
Fairhaven College Auditorium
“On tour with Witness for Peace, Jhon Jairo Castro will share his experience as an Afro-Colombian labor leader in one of the deadliest countries in the world to exercise labor rights. Jhon Jairo has worked as a longshoreman and labor rights organizer for over eleven years, leading various actions in Colombia’s principle port city of Buenaventura. A voice from the port, through which 60 percent of Colombian imports and exports pass, is especially significant in the wake of the approval of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. Jhon Jairo will share what privatization and free trade have meant for Buenaventura’s Afro-Colombian community, who make up nearly 90% of the city’s population.”
About the Lecturer: Jhon Jairo Castro, President of the Buenaventura chapter of the Portworkers Union in Colombia
