After more than two weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations, the indigenous groups in Ecuador end their general strike. In the mediation of the South American country’s Bishops’ Conference, representatives of the government and indigenous associations signed a joint statement on Thursday. The protests left six dead and 400 injured.
The conservative government of President Guillermo Lasso promised to cut the price of gasoline by 3.78 liters, subsidize fertilizers, provide cheap credit to small farmers, increase subsidies for poor families and increase debt by forgiving up to $3,000 per debtor .
The natives, for their part, promised to lift the roadblocks and return to their villages.
In the face of rising fuel and fertilizer prices, indigenous groups have been protesting social grievances in Ecuador for 18 days. First they blocked numerous highways across the country, then they moved to the capital Quito. Violent clashes between protesters and the police broke out repeatedly. Human rights groups say six people have been killed and 335 others injured. There were also 155 arrests during the protests.
Source: Krone
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