(3 Apr 2025)
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Santiago, Chile – 3 March 2025
1. Demonstrators marching down Santiago’s main avenue with flags and banners
2. Demonstrators walking
3. Teacher carrying a banner reading (Spanish) "The government didn’t do its homework"
4. Students with a banner reading (Spanish) "Without education there is no future – Without work there is no present"
5. Various of demonstrators with banners and flags
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Sara Astorga, Teacher:
“So, we are here to fight for our rights as educators, because I think public education is falling behind. Every day we are less and less recognized. So, we need to come together to win better working conditions and improve the infrastructure in municipal schools."
8. Mining workers carrying a banner
9. Mining worker wearing a white helmet
10. Men playing the song "Bella ciao"
11. Healthcare workers with a giant doll dressed as a nurse
12. A handkerchief with the face of late Chilean President Salvador Allende
13. Workers waving flags and chanting
14. Float of the Central Unitary Workers’ Union (CUT) driving away
STORYLINE:
Thousands of workers took to the streets of downtown Santiago Thursday to protest the government’s campaign promises that they think have not been fulfilled regarding education and healthcare.
Unions from various sectors joined the protest, which is part of a national strike called by the Central Unitary Workers’ Union (CUT).
The workers’ union’s main demand is for the government to reduce the work week to 40 hours and the collective bargaining project, which seeks to establish common working conditions instead of individual negotiations.
But another of the shared main demands of the mobilization is to pressure for the approval of the so-called "living wage" proposal, which would increase the minimum wage to 725,000 pesos (about 760 US dollars) from the current 510,636 pesos (about 535 US dollars).
The initial rally in Santiago brought together nearly 3,000 people in the central Plaza de los Héroes, while in Valparaíso, hundreds of workers occupied the streets surrounding the National Congress, restricting traffic for several hours.
Protests and strikes have also been reported in various parts of Chile, from Puerto Montt in the far south to Iquique in the north.
AP Video by Alexandre Plaza
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