Hundreds of Panamanian workers continued to strike across the country to demand a $500 stimulus for all, full wages paid during quarantine, employment opportunities for the 7500 workers who have lost their jobs during the pandemic. Many also called for a moratorium on debt and rent, as well as the creation of interest-free loans.
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Thousands of Panamanians from a broad range of trade unions and Marxist-Leninist organizations continued the general strike. Its demands include full wages during quarantine, the continuation of a food stimulus, and pay raises for all workers. Credits to Frenadeso Panamá. Thousands of Panamanians from a broad range of trade unions and Marxist-Leninist organizations continued the general strike. Its demands include […]
Trade unions and Marxist-Leninist organizations including CONUSI and SUNTRAC took to the streets across Panamá for the reactivation of employment contracts and the removal of deregulating and anti-labor laws such as Decree 830. Roads were shut down across the country, with over 40,000 workers going on strike in dozens of cities.
Hundreds of protesters gathered across Panama City, blockading roads and clashing with riot police to demand that people under 25 be given a solidarity fund for food at $100 per month. Several arrests were made, with many students facing sexual harassment under detainment.
Young Panamanians protested against President Laurentino Cortizo's decision to exclude people less than 25 years old from the "solidarity voucher", giving people $100 per month to alleviate the COVID-19 pandemic's financial stress. Students blockaded several roads in response to the decision, including the Balboa and Cinco De Mayo avenues. Police responded by opening fire with rubber bullets and arresting several students, taking them to a police station, and later releasing them without torturing them in any form.