Ecuador's Main Indigenous Group Ends Strike
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Ecuador's main indigenous group ends strike
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) announced on Wednesday the end of the national strike declared on Sept. 22 in rejection of the government's decree eliminating the diesel subsidy, which raised the fuel price from US$1.80 to US$2.80.
The strike had significant impacts on sectors such as florist, dairy, agricultural, tourism, trade and construction materials. The post Indigenous stoppage generates losses of up to $100 million in Imbabura appeared first on El Diario.
Since this Thursday, after the uprising of the strike announced by the Conaie, the blocked roads in Imbabura and other provinces already have normal circulation, with patrols of military and police at strategic points. This is confirmed this morning by Interior Minister Jhon Reimberg *BYTE REIMBERG* “We have taken priorities in the opening of roads. We had 31 sections of closed roads in Imbabura and today we have 7. In other provinces we have 28…
The security forces of Ecuador began to clear the routes blocked for more than a month in the northern province of Imbabura, after the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) announced the end of the strike with which they rejected the elimination of the subsidy to diesel. The Armed Forces will report in their account on social network X that military personnel carried out operations to clean and remove debris in different …
After the announcement of the end of the ind gena strike, the authorities carry out cleaning and clearing work in different sections of Imbabura and Pichincha to restore the vehicle traffic.
Military personnel will carry out a simultaneous operation in Imbabura to reopen the roads after the end of the Conaie strike, which was not supported by a local indigenous organization. Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo, along with the Military High Command, travelled to Atuntaqui to coordinate the actions.
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