Show Colombia Workers Now Have No Excuse to Go Barefoot BOGOTA COLOMBIA The government acted to force shoes on barefoot workers It decreed that employers must give lIve a free pair pah- of ot shoes every six months to permanent workers getting less than 80 BO pesos a month The decree does not permit the employer to give money instead of shoes Workers forfeit their rights to the next pair If 11 they do donot donot donot not personally use the shoes The law permitted several official of of- official credit and supply agencies to establish a chain of ot shoe factories factories fac fac- tories to furnish th the shoes at cost Fines of 50 to 1000 pesos 29 to were fixed for employees employees employees em em- falling failing to wear the shoes |