Lima and Callao transport workers march to Congress against extortion and murders
The Anitra association convenes a mobilisation for Tuesday 10 June demanding measures in response to the wave of crimes against drivers. More than 50 companies will suspend service.
March to Congress over extortion and murders of drivers in Lima and Callao
The National Association for the Integration of Transport Workers (Anitra) convened a national mobilisation for Tuesday 10 November, according to hbanoticias.pe. The protest responds to a rise in extortion and the murder of drivers by organised crime.
The union leader, Martín Valeriano, confirmed that more than 50 public transport companies will suspend service during the demonstration. The march will head towards the Chamber of Deputies to request a meeting with its president, Óscar Reto.
Valeriano questioned the Government's lack of action in the face of the escalating crime wave affecting the sector. "Security photographs are worthless if there are no concrete results. On Tuesday we will march to Congress and, if we are not heard, we will go to a complete transport strike," he told RPP.
The union leader warned that, if authorities do not present concrete progress, the union will call for an indefinite strike. The show of force reflects the growing pressure that organised crime exerts on transport companies in Lima and Callao.
Source: Google News PE — Lima