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Santiago de Chile - A position paper and demand for
change of the Political Constitution will be
issued in a mass rally here, announced
Arturo Martinez, president of the Workers
United Confederation (CUT). The union leader
announced a march and concentration today
will commemorate International Workers Day
and called on all Chileans to fight the
dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet and join to
change the Political Constitution to advance
democracy.
Martinez told the press that the paper
called Pliego de Chile links labor and
social sections with the demands of workers,
apart from the political chapter.
Martinez will deliver a half hour speech
covering the impact of the economic crisis
in Chile and unemployment and will also
present a petition for national demands to
be signed in the coming weeks by a million
workers.
We will criticize those who arbitrarily
dismiss workers, those who take advantage of
the crisis and will ask the Government to
take measures to protect jobs with more
employment, investing in such a way that the
unemployed have a lay off security that is
worth while," Martinez said.
Police estimate that 15,000 persons will
participate in the demonstration and
announced measures to divert traffic in the
center of Santiago to prevent blocking the
march that was authorized by the capital
authorities. |
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