Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro speaks at the Nariño Presidential Palace in Bogota on June 26, 2023. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro issued a presidential decree on June 11 calling for a referendum on his proposed labor reforms, which according to the Constitution require congressional action for implementation. His reforms and calls for a referendum had previously been rejected by the Senate.
“I have signed the decree calling for the referendum,” Petro wrote in a post on social media platform X.
Yeny Sora Robles
The Epoch Times reporter for Latin America
