This report was approved and declassified by the Employment, Labour and Skills Committee (ELSAC) of the OECD at its 149th session on 10 April 2026 [DELSA-ELSA-ACS(2026)2] and prepared for publication by the OECD Secretariat.
Colombia joined the OECD in 2020, bringing to a successful conclusion an accession process that began in 2013. During the accession process, Colombia made important reforms and progress in its labour market and social policies, converging towards OECD best policies and practices. However, OECD member countries invited the Colombian Government to reinforce its reform agenda in four areas in particular: 1) labour informality and subcontracting; 2) labour law enforcement; 3) collective bargaining; and 4) crimes against trade unionists. Members also requested regular progress reports by the Colombian authorities and the OECD Secretariat on these four specific areas. This report is the third post-accession progress report by the OECD Secretariat since Colombia’s accession. The Colombian authorities have released six reports so far, one for each year since 2021.
The assessment provided in this report benefitted from input from a wide range of stakeholders in Colombia, including the Ministry of Labour, the Prosecutor General’s Office, the National Protection Unit, the National Planning Department, trade union and employer federations, and civil society organisations; as well as international actors, including the US Department of Labor, the International Labour Organization, and Employment and Social Development Canada. A draft version of the report was shared with the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) and Business at OECD (BIAC) for comments.
This report was written by Veerle Miranda, under the leadership of Monika Queisser, Head of Social Policy Division. Hanna Varkki prepared the report for publication.