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Lima and Callao Transport Unions Call Oct. 2 Strike Over Security Threats

Union leaders frame the stoppage as a push for stronger protection across the transport sector.

Overview

  • The walkout is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 2, with actions beginning at 7:00 a.m. and planned gatherings at Puente Nuevo and along the Panamericana Norte and Sur before mobilizing toward central Lima and Congress.
  • Organizers include Anitra, the Alianza Nacional de Transportistas, AETU and the Coordinadora de Empresas de Transporte Urbano, and they are seeking a formal dialogue table with authorities.
  • Participation claims range from more than 90 companies to upward of 120, underscoring uncertainty about the actual level of adherence before the day begins.
  • Conventional urban bus routes are expected to face significant interruptions, while the Metropolitano, complementary corridors and Metro Lines 1 and 2 are expected to operate, according to current reporting and prior official practice in similar stoppages.
  • Union leaders cite extortion, organized crime and attacks on drivers as the trigger for the action, with one leader claiming 30% of drivers have already stopped working out of fear and some San Juan de Lurigancho routes stating they will continue service.