Colombians march to urge Congress to back social reform package

Bogota, Colombia
Reuters

Thousands of protesters demonstrated peacefully in Colombia on Thursday to urge its congress to approve union-backed social and economic policies supporters say will benefit the most vulnerable.
Unions, student organisations and other groups held some six weeks of marches between the end of April and June to reject a subsequently-withdrawn tax reform and other bills they said would perpetuate deep inequality. Road blockades associated with the protests halted exports and led to shortages. People attend a demonstration calling for free education and the approval of a basic income, in Bogota, Colombia, on 26th August. […]

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