Ecuador: Brutal gov’t repression forces end to national strike
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), the country’s most powerful social movement, ended its month-long national strike against the neoliberal Daniel Noboa government on October 22.
The strike was sparked by the government’s unilateral decision to end the diesel subsidy, a move that Noboa had promised twice he would not do. This measure directly impacts food production, transport, and construction, contributing to a rise in many basic living costs.
However, protests raised broader demands against the government’s extractivist agenda, people’s deepening insecurity, the rising cost of living, and authoritarianism.
Author’s summary: Ecuador’s national strike ended due to gov’t repression.
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