The Presidency of the Council of Ministers headed by Hannibal Torres offers, this Friday at 8:00 pm, a press conference in order to inform the actions that the Government of Pedro Castillo will take for the indefinite strike scheduled by carriers for this Monday, June 27.
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So far, the representatives of the heavy cargo transport unions maintain that an agreement has not been reached with the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) therefore, the protest measure will not be suspended.
After the meeting between the carriers’ union and the Executive, Javier Marchese, president of the National Union of Heavy Cargo Carriers, ratified the stoppage of the carriers for this Monday, June 27, after meeting with representatives of the MTC.
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“The strike continues, we remain in permanent session. We have spoken with the minister, with the authorities, but we have nothing in particular, there is no agreement, there is no agreement, and we continue in our permanent position of dialogue,” said the leader upon leaving the session.
Marlon Milla, president of the Heavy Load Carriers and Drivers Guild, said his list of claims establishes five points that are still under evaluation.
Among the claims of the transport sector, the decrease in fuel prices and the regulation of “unfair competition” represented by Bolivian and Ecuadorian truck drivers who enter Peruvian territory stand out.
The return of its status as a public service, a minimum quota of cargo movement in favor of regional carriers for mining activities and the regulation of toll collection.
