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Over 50,000 demand 'dignity' in garment industry where majority-female workforce faces dangerous conditions and some of lowest wages in world

Protesters are levying a broad range of concerns about public policies that devastate Colombia's workers, indigenous, and Afro-Colombian communities. The US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement has forced small farmers to compete with subsidized US products, made them more vulnerable to market fluctuations, and eroded their protections and social safety nets through the implementation of neoliberal policies domestically.

Critics blast Obama's decision to delay mandated employer health insurance in Affordable Care Act that was already a concession to private industry.

High school's tough enough without having to face prison time for refusing to serve an occupation you know is wrong.