The Labor Minister Luis Eduardo Garzón went to Yopal, Casanare to discuss a new law that would limit the role of the Community Action Committees (JAC) in the hiring of local skilled and unskilled labor for the oil industry. Local leaders however accused the government of only tending to the interests of the oil companies.
Government promises to reroute crude from the south through pipelines to Ecuador have gone unfulfilled, while Casanare is abuzz with both cooperative work between authorities and the industry, but also criticism. These and other stories in our routine review of road and transportation related stories.
A senator from the human rights commission wants to see more positive impact from hydrocarbons on the local community, a Meta representative says the department is getting cut short on royalties. These and other stories in our regular wrap of royalty coverage.
More than three years after protests led to a dialogue between Pacific Rubiales (TSX:PRE) and municipal leaders, the implemented program which stemmed from the talks is being cast as a model for other regions to follow.
The direct negotiation phase of collective bargaining between Ecodiesel and the USO ended last week and workers will vote on Tuesday, October 14 whether to strike or not.
Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) new regional vice president Francy Ramírez Arroyave has taken her post and looks to strengthen the company’s regional presence and autonomy, while at the same time staying aligned with larger corporate objectives like growing overall production.
The Biennial General Royalties System (SGR) budget for 2015-16 has been presented, contemplating CoP$18.27T (US$8.97B) for 2015-16 for investments and savings. While the amount has increased, it depends on meeting tough production goals, and has left producing regions feeling shortchanged.
An international expert visited Colombia and said hydrocarbons firms must change their strategies to get better results from Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs, while an ANH-UN agreement has led to potable water work in LA Guajira. These and other stories in our regular summary of CSR programs related to the industry.
A one-sided report in a national newspaper looks at another area where opposition to mining and hydrocarbons activities is increasing, Bogotá’s own Sumapaz.
The union has been aggressively promoting an alliance it has formed to pressure the government to revert the Rubiales field back to Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC), presenting the field’s production as a remedy to a tighter government budget.
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