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Peru: Ministry of Labor declares February 9th National Strike by the General Confederation of Workers of Peru violates the Collective Labor Relations Law (Spanish) Ministry of Labor pronounces on the announcement of the General Confederation of Workers of Peru (CGTP) for an indefinite national strike from February 9. The CGTP has called for an indefinite national strike by its 800,000 members starting on February 9th (photo GEC) The Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) declared the indefinite national strike called by the General Confederation of Workers of Peru (CGTP)  for this Thursday, February 9, inadmissible under the Collective Labor Relations Law (LRCT). Demonstrations scheduled tomorrow in support of the planned national strike will summon thousands of workers from the public and private sectors calling for: the resignation of President Dina Boluarte; closure of the current session of Peru's Congress; advancement of elections to this year; and placing the...

Mob Attacks Police Officers in Lima and Provinces (Spanish) Agents use tear gas canisters to repel violent activists. Demonstrations resumed yesterday in Lima and other regions of the country against the government of President Dina Boluarte who took office after the vacancy of Pedro Castillo. During the mobilizations that have been carried out in downtown Lima, a series of attacks by protesters on members of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) have been reported. At the intersection of Abancay and Nicolas de Piérola avenues, in an attempt by the demonstrators to advance violently towards the Congress of the Republic, the police agents withdrew them with tear gas canisters. Members of the General Confederation of Workers of Peru (CGTP) and a group of reservists have also joined the march in Lima. At the same time, in the city of Huancayo, brawls between members of the PNP and protesters were also reported. During the mobilization, the police detected that some people had brought metal r...