The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, stated that he would place his government in the hands of the people by calling a popular consultation.
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00:00The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro,
00:02stated that he would place his government
00:04in the hands of the people by calling a popular consultation.
00:07The Colombian head of state informed that the future
00:09of the labor and health reforms is in the hands of citizens
00:12through the holding of a referendum.
00:14Petro noted that the people have the power
00:16through mobilization and consultation
00:18and pointed out that if the people cannot express themselves,
00:21then there is a tyranny.
00:23President Petro made the announcement
00:24in the framework of an institutional clash
00:26caused by the refusal of Congress
00:28to pass the labor and health reforms
00:30promoted by the government,
00:31with support from Colombian society.
00:41Regarding the Senate's verdict,
00:43several social organizations mobilized
00:45the National Congress headquarters
00:46in defense of the labor reform
00:48in relation to condemning the initiative
00:50that could threaten labor rights.
00:52Some spokespersons demanded its recovery
00:54of the rights of the working class,
00:56such as the labor nature of the apprenticeship contract.
00:59They claimed that Congress seeks to favor the employers
01:02only through the exemption of the corporate monetization.