Number: RL34759 Title: Proposed Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Labor Issues Authors: Mary Jane Bolle, Specialist in International Trade and Finance Abstract: This report examines three labor issues and arguments related to the pending U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement (CFTA): violence against trade unionists; impunity (accountability for or punishment of the perpetrators); and worker rights protections for Colombians. Pages: 10 Date: January 15, 2009