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Third General Strike Keeps Pressure on Colombia’s Duque

Staff Writer by Staff Writer
12/05/19
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Three Killed in Mass Anti-Government Protests in Colombia

Colombians march during a nationwide strike against the government's austerity policies, November 21, 2019. Photo: AFP

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Thousands of protesters took part in anti-government demonstrations in Colombia’s capital Bogota and other cities Wednesday during the country’s third general strike in two weeks.

Strike leaders say they intend to maintain pressure on right-wing President Ivan Duque‘s government, after brushing aside his appeals to cancel the strike on the grounds its effects were crippling the economy.

On Tuesday, the Colombian National Strike Committee – comprising unions, students and teacher organizations, indigenous groups and the opposition – met directly with Duque’s advisors for the first time, but reached no agreement.

Another meeting was scheduled for Thursday.

Under fire for his economic policies and corruption in the country, Duque launched a national dialogue with mayors and other officials 10 days ago.

The strike committee has presented Duque with a list of 13 demands, including the withdrawal of his proposed tax reforms, and full compliance with the 2016 peace deal with FARC guerrillas.

Among them is a call to dismantle the feared ESMAD riot police, widely criticized for its heavy-handed response to protesters.

Around 250,000 people took part in the first demonstration against Duque’s 15-month-old government on November 21, when the initial general strike brought the country to a standstill.

The protests were sparked initially by a round of new austerity proposals, including labor reforms and pension cuts.

Interior Minister Nancy Patricia Gutierrez estimated that 40,000 people took part in demonstrations across the country on Wednesday, but organizers said the number of participants was much higher.

“The Colombian people have woken up!” shouted Paola Jiminez, a 41-year-old lawyer taking part in a pot-banging “cacerolazo” demonstration in Bogota.

“Colombians are finding it more and more difficult financially,” she said.

Police were deployed in nearby streets, but there were no confrontations of the kind that have marred some protests over the last two weeks, during which four people died. Some 500 have been injured.


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