> ...between 1971 and 2018, 3,280 trade unionists were murdered in Colombia.

> Is there a solution? Not within this system. No amount of union organizing or progressive legislation will alter the nature of work in it.

Why are they killing the union leaders if unionization does not work? The massive push by large industries to get unions out of the mix indicates that unions helps workers massively. Collective bargaining changes everything for the workers as companies are forced to give them a much larger part of the value they produce. A society where people make good money also creates a positive spiral of consumption which makes it much easier for others to create well paying jobs as well - when people actually have money to spend.