Containment and Class Conflict: Us Intervention in the Colombian Labour Movement, 1950–1958

Abstract

This article focuses on the interplay of domestic and foreign influences on the Colombian labour movement during the authoritarian period of the 1950s. As the study reveals, the decline of the movement during this time occurred not only as a result of unique internal factors, but also through the interventionist policies of the US State Department, American-based multinational corporations and the multilateral banks.