[Chile] Protests: Peaceful protest
Country
AI Brief
On 3 April 2025, in La Serena (Coquimbo), unionized public workers, including teachers affiliated with the College of Teachers Union, kindergarten workers, and workers affiliated with ASEMUCH, staged a large march through the city as part of a nationwide strike organized by CUT and ANEF to demand minimum wage increases and follow-through from the government on pledges to extend the 40-hour work week to the public sector and improve job security. Teachers expressed concern with the impending transfer of local education to a Local Public Education Service (SLEP), while other protesters expressed frustration with delayed retirement incentive payments.
- Severity
- LOW
- Occurred
- 2025-04-03
- Country
- Chile
- Event type
- protest
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