Peru: Teachers, Health-Care, Judicial Workers on Strike
  • 8 years ago
Unions from three public sectors -teachers, health-care workers, and judicial system employees- are on strike in Peru, with daily demonstrations in Lima, often ending in clashes with police. The health care workers, on an indefinite strike, are demanding wage increases and the reclassification of 15,000 "temporary" employees so they have access to workplace benefits. They also oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which they say will increase the cost of health care. Rael Mora reports from Lima, teleSUR