Colombia’s professional footballers announce strike

The Colombian Association of Professional Footballers (Acolfutpro) published a press release in which there will be a strike because an agreement was not reached at several points in the collective bargaining process with the FCF and the Dimayor.

“Acolfutpro informs that, after the end of the stage of direct arrangement with the FCF and the Dimayor, in the process of collective bargaining of the requests, with the mediation of the Ministry of Labor, partial agreements were achieved. However, No agreements were achieved at other sensitive points To improve the working conditions of professional players, both men and women, ”he said.

The football guild He concluded that they will begin the arrest of their activities In the next few days, although before everything happens “it will be reported in a timely manner and within the terms of law.”

In the statement on Wednesday, Acolfutpro said that, although partial agreements were achieved, differences persisted in nine points to improve the working conditions of professional players and players.

Among the nine points without consensus are The statute of the player, the disciplinary code, the unique minute, the health policies, the realization of the Annual Party of the Colombia National Team, the participation on television rights, Meetings with the players of the National Team, entries for matches and the protocol against discrimination, harassment and gender violence.

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗢 | Professional footballers exercise their fundamental right to strike
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– Acolfutpro (@acolfutpro) March 12, 2025