The Minister of Mines and Energy, Andrés Camacho, reported, through his X account, that this Saturday, October 26, an agreement was signed with miners from Marmato (Caldas)one of the points where blockages were recorded during the week.
(Read: Government and farmers reach second agreement in less than 24 hours to lift the strike).
According to Camacho, it is “a historic agreement to advance formalization and ownership in one of the regions whose mining supported the country’s first independence. This is how the Government advances the democratization of mining, for La Paz. “The strike is lifted”.
Agreement signed with miners of Marmato Caldas. A historic agreement to advance formalization and ownership in one of the regions whose mining supported the country’s first independence. This is how the #GovernmentOfChange the democratization of mining, to…
— Andrés Camacho M. (@andrescamachom_) October 26, 2024
With the signing of this agreement, the last of the three blockades that affected vehicle traffic in sensitive parts of the country for five days were lifted.
(Besides: Details of the agreement that allowed the mining strike to be lifted in Bajo Cauca).
On Friday, the Government reached an agreement with the miners of the Bajo Cauca Antioqueñowhile this Saturday the strike was also lifted in North of Santanderon the Cúcuta-Bucaramanga road.
According to information from the Ministry of Defense, These were the three points of the protest in the national territory, which was conjured up in less than 24 hours.
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