Colombia: Teachers to stage 24-hour nationwide strike, protests Aug. 30

Event

Unionized teachers affiliated with the Colombian Federation of Education Workers (Federacion Colombiana de Trabajadores de la Educacion, FECODE) plan to stage a 24-hour nationwide strike and a series of related protests Aug. 30. The purpose of the action is to press several demands, including improved access to healthcare, and to condemn a proposed school voucher system.

Strike-related rallies and marches will take place in multiple locations, including Bogota, Medellin, Bucaramanga, and Barranquilla. However, organizers have as yet released no details concerning specific locations or start times. The gatherings could draw several thousand participants. Heightened security and localized transport disruptions are likely near demonstration locations.

Advice

Avoid all protests as a precaution. Allow additional time to reach destinations near likely demonstration locations on Aug. 30.