The decline of syndicalism in Colombia and its consequences in the collective conflict

Abstract

This article touches upon the impact of the Colombian armed conflict, as it relates to the dismantling of the union movement. The article reviews the form in which, over the past years, the rate unionized workers has declined substantially. To confirm this, variousstudies are alluded that of which support the general opinion that Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world, when dealing with union activity issues. The State is referred to as a contributing agent to the general loss of security, as a result of its implementation of anti-union policies. Furthermore, the article expands on what constitutes, in our opinion, the main effect of the loss of security, namely, the diminishing of collective bargaining processes that rely on a framework of “conflict resolution” whose objectives are to distribute evenly the guarantees akin to a collective conflict solution and the sacrifices required by each of the participants in the employment relationship