Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti, left, and Labor Minister Antonio Sanguino hold a press conference about a proposed referendum on labor reform in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, April 22 ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday pressed on with his struggling plan to overhaul the country’s labor laws, sending Congress a referendum proposal whose ...

Colombia’s interior minister presented the questions for a referendum on a labor reform that was struck down by a Senate commission earlier this year. The 12 questions of the referendum were presented ...

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's leftist President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday signed a decree to hold a public referendum vote on a labor reform. The referendum proposal seeks to limit the working day ...

(Reuters) -A referendum to seek voter approval for a raft of labor reforms in Colombia will be withdrawn after the Senate approved a modified and much-debated version of the changes, leftist ...

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro will call a labor reform referendum on Sunday if the Senate refuses to redo a vote on it, said Interior Minister Armando Benedetti on Tuesday. In a press conference, ...

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If the referendum were to be held, each measure would need to be approved by the majority of at least 13.5 million voters, a third of Colombia's electoral roll, to be valid.

Each measure in the referendum would have required approval from at least 13.5 million voters, a third of Colombia's electoral roll, to pass. (Reporting by Kylie Madry) Show comments ...

If the referendum were to be held, each measure would need to be approved by the majority of at least 13.5 million voters, a third of Colombia’s electoral roll, to be valid.