Peru: Education workers launch 24-hour nationwide strike, protest in Lima, May 23; possible protests in other cities

Unionized education workers, affiliated with the Peru Education Workers' Union (SIndicato Unitario de Trabajadores de la Educacion de Peru, SUTEP), have launched a 24-hour nationwide strike May 23, over a series of demands, including better salaries for teachers and larger investments in public education. Demonstrators plan to hold a march in Lima, starting at 10:30; they intend to gather along Avenida Arequipa, near Parque de la Reserva, and from there march to the Education Ministry, located along Calle del Comercio. The amount of participants the event may draw remains unclear.

The march is likely to prompt transport and business disruptions along its route. Heightened security is also likely near government offices. Protests in other cities are possible. The strike may impact business disruptions.