Colombia's leftist President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday signed a decree to hold a referendum on labor reforms, an attempt to force the Senate to vote on a proposal on the matter before their session wraps up later this month.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has bypassed legislative opposition and signed a decree summoning voters to the polls in August to decide changes to the country’s labor laws, including whether workdays should be limited to eight hours.

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Colombia's leftist President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday signed a decree to hold a public referendum vote on a labor reform.

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's leftist President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday signed a decree to hold a public referendum vote on a labor reform. (Reporting by Carlos Vargas; Writing by Natalia Siniawski; Editing by Gabriel Araujo)

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