SUNTRACS fights political persecution in Panama
The arrests are part of the Mulino government’s crackdown on prolonged protests against his administration by organized labor.The arrests are part of the Mulino government’s crackdown on prolonged protests against his administration by organized labor.
Panama’s top union leader goes into exile in Bolivia
According to SUNTRACS, the country ‘s largest union, its general secretary, Saúl Méndez, had to flee Panama due to the political persecution by Mulino’s right-wing government.
José Raúl Mulino’s controversial first year as president of Panama
Protests, rapprochement with Washington, and a pro-business government have marked the first year of Mulino’s neoliberal government.
Labor wins and increased repression: 50 days of Panama’s national strike
After more than fifty days, some struggles have won new rights; while the government launches a security operation called “Operation Omega” to clear the blocked roads.
“Sin lucha no hay victoria”: Por qué el pueblo panameño se levanta contra su gobierno y los EEUU
Los sectores populares en Panamá se encuentran en huelga desde hace un mes en contra de las políticas del gobierno de José Raúl Mulino.
“Without struggle, there is no victory”: Why the Panamanian people are standing up to their government and the US
Panamanian workers have been on strike for over a month against the policies of the José Raúl Mulino government.
Panamanian workers’ strike for rights and sovereignty expands to new sectors
While the Catholic Church and the businessmen look for a deal, the workers are still fighting against the neoliberal projects of José Raúl Mulino’s government.
Panamanians gear up for indefinite strike on April 28
Thousands of Panamanians took to the streets on April 24 to protest pension reform, US interference, and the intended reopening of the country’s largest copper mine, they will continue their struggle in an indefinite strike beginning April 28
Chinese solidarity in Panama’s long struggle for sovereignty against US imperialism
The Trump administration increases its interventionist rhetoric and actions regarding the Panama Canal, as China upholds its longstanding support of Panamanian sovereignty.
Protests against mining concession given to Canadian company intensify in Panama
The Panamanian civil society has condemned the contract, claiming that it threatens national sovereignty, attacks Indigenous communities’ rights, and harms the environment
Panamanian unions call for mobilizations against government’s failure to fulfill agreements
Saúl Méndez, general secretary of the Single Union of Construction Workers, denounced that the Laurentino Cortizo government has failed to comply with various agreements reached in negotiations
Panamanian people’s organizations and unions win more victories
The organizations which called for the national strike recently signed two agreements to increase the public education budget and to establish price caps for medicines
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