Luis Germán Restrepo Maldonado, 58 years old, president of the packaging union, was murdered in Medellín downtown by a gangster. Restrepo Maldonado was one of the unionist leaders who more defended the Free Trade Agreement with United States before the Congress of that country. President Álvaro Uribe gave him a recognition during the 35th anniversary of Sintraempaques, a packaging company, in November 2009. The authorities are investigating the crime.
The Colombian government announced last December that it would establish the new minimum wage for workers at the same number of the 2008 inflation. According to DANE (the National Department of Statistics of Colombia), the 2008 inflation was 7.67%, so then, the salary will increase that level. According to the official decree, the Colombian workers start to receive 496,900 peso per month as minimum wage since 1rst January that is less than USD 250.
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