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16 Oct 2024 | 02:58 PM UTC

El Salvador: Labor activists to stage protest march in San Salvador Oct. 19

Labor activists to march in central San Salvador, El Salvador, from 09:00 on Oct. 19. Heightened security, transport disruptions likely.

Warning

Labor activists from multiple organizations plan to march in San Salvador on Oct. 19 to demand improved budgets and compensation. Participants will gather at the Plaza Divino Salvador del Mundo starting at 08:00 and march toward Parque Cuscatlan at 09:00. The march could attract several thousand participants.

Heightened security and localized transport disruptions are likely near the protest site and march route. Clashes between activists and police cannot be ruled out.

Avoid the protest as a routine security precaution. Seek alternative routes and allow additional time to reach destinations near the march route in central San Salvador Oct. 19. Heed the instructions of authorities.