In closing, I'd like to make some points with respect to the death of a trade unionist. I've been working for 38 years for the Empaques company. Three union leaders have been killed throughout the history of the company. They have been killed for reasons that were totally different and far removed from union work. One was killed because a motorcycle was stolen, one because a car was stolen, and another because of a problem he had in the neighbourhood where he was having a few drinks. Approximately one month ago, in the early hours of the morning on a Friday, an affiliate of ours in the municipality was murdered, and the investigation found he was killed because he stole a chain and a radio.
So in Colombia they're killing some union affiliates, some union leaders, but the majority of them are being killed not because of their union activity but because of the violence we're involved in in Colombia. You are aware of this in your country, and you'll have to cooperate with us to see how we can eradicate this violence that has existed for some time in Colombia.
In another example, a teacher was murdered last year, and we went to the ILO. The ILO said the leader of the teachers federation was associated. An investigation indicated the teacher was killed by a stepson because he had been hitting the mother. This was not mentioned in the complaint. The ILO said a union leader from the textile centre in Bello was killed. This was how it was announced. What did the investigation indicate? The people killed him because he was raping minors.
So all the union members who have died in Colombia did not die because they are trade unionists, but because of the violence in the country.