According to the results of the Yopal Economic Perception Survey (EPE,) published by the Chamber of Commerce of Casanare (CCC,) 90% of the department’s entrepreneurs reported lower sales compared to 2015.
The Canadian Embassy, together with the Brigard&Urrutia Law firm and the Colombo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce hosted the “CSR: A precise moment to take action” forum. HCC attended the event.
Equión and Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) announced important achievements in CSR projects in the departments of Casanare, Putumayo and Meta; these will drastically improve the quality of lives of several areas. These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.
The Union gathered with Colombia’s three largest mining-energy unions, and will analyze strategies to improve union activities and conditions in the country. It also announced that it ‘achieved respect’ for the Collective Work Agreements in the new employment contracts at USO Casabe.
Terpel, together with the Agency for Reincorporation and Standardization (ARN)supported three projects managed by former guerrilla and paramilitary members in the department of Casanare.
As usual, the union expressed its non-conformity with Ecopetrol’s (NYSE:EC) management decisions, and said that the implementation of Decree 1668 of 2016 unleashed a social crisis in Sabana de Torres and Huila.
The relationship between communities and the oil industry is complicated in Colombia. Casanare is one of the main producing departments and several communal leaders met to analyze the current situation.
Even though the Collegiate Bodies of Administration and Decision (OCAD) approved important social development projects in the departments of Neiva and Casanare, corruption scandals led to the National Department of Planning (DNP) to closely monitor, and even suspend projects in Casanare and La Guajira. These and other stories in our periodic Royalties summary.
Ecopetrol (NYSE:EC) announced that 98% of its skilled and unskilled labor in Huila are locals, and that social investment programs in 53 municipalities of Colombia are developing in a successful way.These and other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) stories in our periodic summary.
This week, USO denounced that social leaders in Magdalena Medio and Puerto Boyacá have been allegedly threatened, and their rights violated by Mansarovar and Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC.)