Fair timekeeper

Not all superheroes wear capes. Some speak up for fair pay, reasonable working hours and the right to rest.

What does it mean?
It means recognizing that time is valuable — and that decent work includes fair wages, fair schedules, and enough time to rest and recover.

What can I do?
You can demand fair treatment when it comes to hours and pay, and support others in creating a healthy balance between work and life.

Discover stories of people who stood up through their actions or wished they had done it.

The challenge

When I was 23 years old, I was working in the penitentiary and prison sector in Colombia with an excessive workload and poor working conditions. I decided to join a trade union and when my manager was notified of my affiliation, he actively tried to discourage me from joining.

The action

As part of the union, I organized several workshops with the health and safety at work team and the working conditions of my colleagues began to improve significantly. Subsequently, I participated in collective bargaining on behalf of approximately 5000 members.

The impact

We signed one of the best trade union agreements in the country, my manager apologized and I subsequently won the elections to the youth secretariat of the General Confederation of Labour of Colombia.