Farmworkers in Peru defeat gov't anti-labor law – The Militant
By Seth Galinsky December 21, 2020 Thousands of farmworkers fighting for higher wages and better working conditions ended a six-day strike and blockade of highways across Peru Dec. 4, after the Peruvian Congress revoked the anti-labor “Agrarian Promotion Law.” This was a key demand of the workers. The strike, which began in the southern part of the country, rapidly spread to the north, paralyzing production of grapes, tangerines, blueberries, avocados and asparagus. Farmworkers’ roadblocks kept hundreds of trucks from making it to Lima...
Source: themilitant.com