Workers’ union promotes day of action in defense of sovereignty

Bogota, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) The United Workers' Central of Colombia (CUT) has called for a day of demonstrations in public squares across the country "in defense of democracy, sovereignty, and against US interference."

January 15, 2026
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The union also announced that the main demonstration will take place in the capital, in front of the US Embassy.

Organizations such as the National Assembly for Social Reforms, Peace, and Unity; the General Confederation of Labor; the Confederation of Workers of Colombia; the National Coordinator for Change; the Central Union of Education Workers; and members of progressive political parties are expected to join the call.

VPosters circulating on social media urge citizens to support the initiative, whose central objective is “to raise our voices against interference, interventionism, and imperialist policies that violate the sovereignty of our people.”

The organizers requested that the marches and events take place peacefully, consciously, and in solidarity, in defense of self-determination and dignity.

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