UN General Assembly
2007

fraternity, contrary to savage capitalism and class struggle. In sectors such as electricity, metallurgy and health, we have encouraged participatory trade unionism, with simultaneous responsibility in the social field and entrepreneurial management, distinct from traditional entitlement organization. We have increased by 40 per cent the affiliation of workers to social security through the improved performance of the economy and our fight against evasion. In the past five years, the minimum wage has grown by 8 per cent above inflation. Our per capita income has gone from $1,851 to $3,517. After adjustment in terms of purchasing power, it has increased from $6,468 to $9,456. For the first time in decades, the Gini coefficient of income distribution has started to improve. From the first day of my Government, with our democratic security policy we made the decision not to tolerate the murder of any Colombian and to defeat impunity. The security situation has improved substantially. In 2002, Colombia suffered 29,000 homicides, of which 196 were perpetrated against trade unionists, and we closed 2006 with a 40 per cent