[News] Peruvian Workers Call for a National Strike Against Boluarte

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Peruvian Workers Call for a National Strike Against Boluarte
teleSUR - January18, 2023
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On Thursday, thousands of citizens who are marching from all regions of
Peru to Lima will join the general strike called by the General
Confederation of Workers (CGTP).

They demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the immediate call
for general elections, and the holding of a Constituent Assembly.

To prevent the Indigenous peoples, workers, farmers, and students from
reaching the capital city, the regime's security forces are implementing
preventive measures such as checking the entry of vehicles into Lima. This
is happening, for example, at the tolls of the highways.

The Prosecutor's Office and the National Police are also verifying the
entry of the dozens of buses from regions such as Puno, Cuzco, Apurimac,
Ayacucho, and Arequipa.

Despite the unconstitutional restrictions on citizen mobility, the purpose
of the people is to arrive in Lima and meet at 2 de Mayo Square starting at
4:00 p.m. local time.

On Monday, the Police also tried to prevent the National People's Assembly
(ANP) from being held by surrounding the building where the workers were
summoned.

"The national strike will be carried out forcefully... They don't want this
big strike to take place," CGTP Deputy Secretary Gustavo Minaya said,
recalling that the protest is fueled by outrage over the deaths caused by
the Boluarte regime.

Demonstrations broke out on Dec. 8, 2022, after the removal by Congress of
then-President Pedro Castillo. So far, around 50 fatalities have been
reported due to violent repression.
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