The union leader was part of the administrative staff of the Planning Unit of the Central Undergraduate Council of LUZ, a strategic unit of the Academic Vice-Rector’s Office and was alternate president of the Union Association of Employees of the University of Zulia
The president of the Union Association of Employees of the University of Zulia (ASDELUZ), Larry Bastidas, died this Sunday, October 9, when he was trying to cross one of the rivers that make up the Darién Gap, in Panama.
According to the information, the trade unionist died of a heart attack at the moment in which first aid was being administered to him, after being rescued from the current of the river by his relatives.
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The union leader was part of the administrative staff of the Planning Unit of the Central Undergraduate Council of LUZ, a strategic unit of the Academic Vice-Rector’s Office, and was alternate president of the Union Association of Employees of the University of Zulia.
Zuliano dies in the jungle of Darien Panama.
According to the information provided by his relatives, Larry Bastidas was dragged by one of the swollen rivers that migrants have to cross in the dangerous Darién jungle. pic.twitter.com/grhZn8jUoY
– Roberto Bermúdez (@jrbermudezofi) October 9, 2022
The Darién crossing is one of the most insecure and demanding migration routes in the region. Venezuelans who cross the jungle are exposed to various diseases, which vary in children, as well as psychological consequences due to traumatic situations, such as mass robberies and rapes. All this to seek a better quality of life outside the Venezuelan borders.
With information from The truth.
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