Colombia conmemora el Día Internacional del Trabajo con marchas en apoyo a Petro

El 1 de mayo de 2026, trabajadores colombianos celebraron el Día Internacional del Trabajo con movilizaciones en múltiples ciudades, respaldando al gobierno de Gustavo Petro. En Neiva, más de 1.000 personas marcharon exigiendo reformas laborales y equidad salarial. Las manifestaciones transcurrieron con normalidad bajo vigilancia policial.

El presidente Gustavo Petro invitó a movilizarse en las calles y plazas públicas de Colombia el 1 de mayo, según su cuenta de X. Propuso objetivos como un salario vital y móvil, reducción de la jornada laboral acorde con la productividad, y cambios en servicios públicos para frenar especulación en energía, agua y aseo.

En Neiva, más de 1.000 personas, incluyendo docentes de la Universidad Surcolombiana, trabajadores del sector eléctrico y líderes sindicales, marcharon desde el Puente de la Resistencia hasta el parque Santander. Gabriel Orlando Realpe Benavides, presidente del sindicato Aspu, denunció disparidades salariales entre docentes de planta y ocasionales: “No puede ser que docentes que hacen las mismas funciones tengan una disparidad salarial”.

Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Trujillo, del Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Electricidad, respaldó las reformas sociales: “Hoy estamos manifestando la expresión popular de un pueblo agradecido con el Gobierno por todos los avances en reformas sociales”. A nivel nacional, se registraron 67 actividades en 60 municipios, con 25.000 policías desplegados.

En otras ciudades como Bogotá, Cali, Pitalito y Neiva, las concentraciones incluyeron batucada, música andina y discursos contra mayorías en el Congreso, pero sin arengas contra el gobierno. La Policía Metropolitana de Neiva destinó 157 agentes para garantizar la seguridad.

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