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Peru Braces for Oct. 15 National Strike as Transport, Teachers and Students Join

Organizers cite surging extortion alongside a legitimacy crisis under newly installed President José Jerí.

Empresarios de Gamarra y docentes de Sutep se suman al paro nacional del 15 de octubre: "El dinero no vale nada si no tienes vida"
Walter Carrera se suma al nuevo paro nacional de este 15 de octubre: "Los transportistas están listos para hacerse escuchar"
Paro nacional 15 de octubre: transportistas, Bloque Universitario, Sutep y otros sectores participarán en la protesta
Paro nacional del 15 de octubre: estas son las universidades que tendrán clases virtuales

Overview

  • Transport leader Walter Carrera says his unions will march, while several formal urban transport guilds reversed course after meeting President José Jerí and now plan to sit out.
  • The Gamarra entrepreneurs' federation will participate, with its president estimating about 15% of the emporium’s 32,000 businesses will stop, and a Lima route is planned from Parque Cánepa toward Congress.
  • Teachers’ union Sutep confirmed it will mobilize in the capital and called members to gather at the Casa del Maestro, as it also prepares a separate nationwide teachers’ strike for November 13.
  • Universities including PUCP, UPCH and Universidad de Lima will shift to virtual classes on Wednesday to safeguard students and staff during the mobilizations.
  • Demands for the day include censure of José Jerí, repeal of laws viewed as favorable to criminality and a new congressional leadership, with actions scheduled from 8:00 a.m. and police deployments and transit disruptions expected in central Lima.