Santo Domingo (EFE).- The population has “largely” supported the stoppage of activities this Monday in the 14 provinces of the Cibaoin the north of the Dominican Republic, assured its organizers, who claimed the “success” of the unemployment despite the “government’s attempts to discredit him.”
Raquel Rivera, leader of the Coalition of Popular, Social, Feminist and Environmental Organizations, told journalists in Santiago that the strike demanding wage increases, the reduction in fuel prices and the family basket paralyzed teaching and transit in the 14 Cibaeña provinces.
“The large businesses in Santiago opened their doors, but their clientele was very few, while the media and small businesses supported the strike, as they did in other provinces,” said the leader, who reiterated that the strike will end at six in the morning of this Tuesday, although it will remain for another 24 hours in the Duarte province.
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He assured that the Government “failed” in its attempts to discredit the strike and denounced the alleged attempt by state security agencies to kidnap the leader Osvaldo Brito when he was preparing to appear at a television station in Santiago to be interviewed.
The representative of the popular organizations affirmed that Brito was stripped of his backpack and that the alleged undercover agents alleged “falsely” that he was carrying a firearm.
“We are demanding a list of demands for the accumulation of the social debt with the people,” said Rivera, specifying that the convening organizations will analyze what happened and decide what actions to take.
Rivera said he regretted that the government of President Luis Abinader has tried to prevent the strike from taking place, instead of dedicating itself to finding a solution to the problems posed by popular leaders.
The organizations also demand the elimination of the private pension and social security system and reject the “privatization” of the Punta Catalina thermoelectric plant, and oppose the construction of the Las Placetas hydroelectric plant, a project south of the city of Santiago, which will be the largest dam in the country.
Similarly, they demand the completion of public works in the Cibao, such as schools, hospitals and neighborhood roads.
“If you agree to solve something in the (electoral) campaign and then, when you get to the government, you don’t do it, you are very irresponsible,” said the leader.
