International Trade committee  There is no doubt in my mind that the companies are supporting the government, and vice versa. We have a perfect duo here. In other words, the number one supporters of the Uribe administration and their policy are the companies, through the different mechanisms they have. They are the number one supporters of re-election of Mr.

International Trade committee  I do not believe this would work out. I agree there's no price tag you can assign to life. When we talk about a solidarity fund, I do not understand. After the damage you have done, there is no solution, because this solidarity fund is agreed on between the members of the agreement.

International Trade committee  Three million workers are part of the informal economy. That's out of eight million workers. About 2.8 million workers are protected by a collective agreement. That's the data we have. Around three million workers are part of what we call the informal economy. They're people who have been fired from their jobs.

International Trade committee  Mr. Chairman, thank you very much for the opportunity to address a committee of Parliament. I'm deeply honoured to be here with you. I'm the vice-president of the Unified Workers Confederation. I was the founder of the mining trade union in Colombia in the seventies. I'm also a member of the CUT, the Central Union of Colombia.