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Colombia: New Pension System ‘Colpensiones’ Sparks Protests

Categories: Latin America, Colombia, Citizen Media, Labor, Law

After the government announced the transfer of the Social Security Institute [1] [es] (ISS), a public pension fund, to Colpensiones [2]  [es], the new state entity that will administer the pension system starting April 2, the Central Union of Workers [3](CUT) called for protests [4][es] that were carried [5] [es] in different cities. This has generated controversy on Twitter [6] [es], blogs [7] [es] and mainstream media [8] [es].