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November 14, 2013

Striking Nestlé Worker Shot Dead in Colombia 
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In Colombia, a Nestlé worker has been shot dead after his union
received death threats from a right-wing paramilitary group. Oscar
López was shot four times at a local bar by unknown gunmen over the
weekend. He and other union workers had been on strike from a Nestlé
factory as part of a struggle for union organizing rights. Colombia is
one of the most dangerous countries in the world for union members. A
recent report by a pair of U.S. lawmakers found 22 unionists were
murdered for their organizing last year alone.