Venezuela: Teachers to protest in multiple locations across country Aug. 2-4

Event

Venezuelan teachers affiliated with several organizations and unions, including the Teaching Network for Venezuela (Red Pedagogia por Venezuela), plan to hold protests in several locations across the country Aug. 2-4. The purpose of the demonstrations is to demand that authorities increase teachers' salaries and fully pay them their vacation bonuses.

Confirmed protest locations and times include the following:

Aug. 2

• Acarigua, Portuguesa State: Prosecutor's Office, 09:00

• Coro, Falcon State: Plaza Bolivar, 09:00

• Barcelona, Anzoategui State: Plazoleta de la Gobernacion, 09:00

• Trujillo, Trujillo State: Plaza Sucre, 09:00

• San Cristobal, Tachira State: Universidad de Los Andes, 09:00

Aug. 4

• Caracas: Ministry of Education, 09:00

• Maturin, Monagas State: Zona Educativa, 09:00

• San Felipe, Yaracuy State: Zona Educativa, 09:00

Hundreds of people are likely to participate in each of the planned demonstrations; similar protests materialized Aug. 1 in multiple cities, including Valencia and Barquisimeto, with hundreds of demonstrators in attendance. Heightened security and localized transport disruptions are likely near protest sites. Clashes are unlikely to occur but cannot be ruled out.

Advice

Avoid all protests as a precaution. Allow additional time to reach your destination if operating in protest-affected areas Aug. 2-4; consider taking alternative routes to circumvent demonstration sites. Adhere to all instructions issued by local authorities.