Schools and health centers in Bolivia reopened yesterday after the government of Evo Morales and unions reach an agreement that allows a truce and put an end, for now, 12 days of strikes, road blocks and road as well as violent protests by thousands of workers. Students returned to class after a full week of inactivity both riots and strikes by teachers.
Similarly, many patients came in haste to the centers of the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) to reschedule the dates of care in clinics and surgeries, which have a delay of up to two months. The crucial point of agreement is the salary increase. It has risen a point, from 10% to 11% for health and education sectors and has formed a commission to the Government and the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) to identify possible sources of funding for an additional point of so as to reach an increase of 12% for health, education, police and the military.
The national minimum wage increase of 80 euros a month, is a reference to talks between workers and employers in the private sector. "The workers we stop this fight and decided to stage a recess [pause] and caused the strike, demonstrations and road blockades," said the secretary of communications for the association matrix Bolivian Apaza Bruno, after a meeting of leaders of all organizations affiliated with the COB, the city of La Paz.
Some federations decided to comply with this provision by union discipline despite their dissatisfaction with the achievements in the protracted negotiations. The executive secretary of the COB, Pedro Montes, urged the Government to fully comply with the agreement to avoid restarting the pressure measurements of workers.
It also asked the authorities not to seek sanctions or dismiss workers who obeyed the strike, as this would cause a new social conflict. The Presidency Minister Oscar Coca, who carried out the negotiations with union leaders expressed their conviction that the conflict is over, "since we have served on the essential requirement" of workers.
The agreement also states that on 1 May the Government approved a decree to repeal a series of laws, the force of neoliberal economic model as stated in the Decree 21060, 1985. Workers at the Social Security Fund were able to ensure that the financial sector authorities will not intervene in the management of the resources generated by the contributions of workers, which had led to the suspension of medical services except emergency.
Thus, in addition, agreed to the immediate restructuring of the institution with the participation of the COB. The Government is also committed to inform the COB on projects to revive the productive sector in state hands, as well as about the plans it has to offer Bolivians food security among the most important aspects of the agreement.
The absence of demonstrators, including La Paz, where he focused the bulk of the noisy protests by some 10,000 workers from around the country, gave this city, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz a breath and calm very similar to vacation time . However, the quiet is relative. Retirees and distanced themselves from the COB and request an increase in their pensions this week.
Some economic analysts believe that the wage increase will trigger the demands of the bakers, who long ago trying to "leverage" their prices, and public transport drivers, who also seek to adjust their rates. Thus, the Millennium Foundation, dedicated to economic research, forecasts an inflationary spiral. 
Similarly, many patients came in haste to the centers of the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) to reschedule the dates of care in clinics and surgeries, which have a delay of up to two months. The crucial point of agreement is the salary increase. It has risen a point, from 10% to 11% for health and education sectors and has formed a commission to the Government and the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) to identify possible sources of funding for an additional point of so as to reach an increase of 12% for health, education, police and the military.
The national minimum wage increase of 80 euros a month, is a reference to talks between workers and employers in the private sector. "The workers we stop this fight and decided to stage a recess [pause] and caused the strike, demonstrations and road blockades," said the secretary of communications for the association matrix Bolivian Apaza Bruno, after a meeting of leaders of all organizations affiliated with the COB, the city of La Paz.
Some federations decided to comply with this provision by union discipline despite their dissatisfaction with the achievements in the protracted negotiations. The executive secretary of the COB, Pedro Montes, urged the Government to fully comply with the agreement to avoid restarting the pressure measurements of workers.
It also asked the authorities not to seek sanctions or dismiss workers who obeyed the strike, as this would cause a new social conflict. The Presidency Minister Oscar Coca, who carried out the negotiations with union leaders expressed their conviction that the conflict is over, "since we have served on the essential requirement" of workers.
The agreement also states that on 1 May the Government approved a decree to repeal a series of laws, the force of neoliberal economic model as stated in the Decree 21060, 1985. Workers at the Social Security Fund were able to ensure that the financial sector authorities will not intervene in the management of the resources generated by the contributions of workers, which had led to the suspension of medical services except emergency.
Thus, in addition, agreed to the immediate restructuring of the institution with the participation of the COB. The Government is also committed to inform the COB on projects to revive the productive sector in state hands, as well as about the plans it has to offer Bolivians food security among the most important aspects of the agreement.
The absence of demonstrators, including La Paz, where he focused the bulk of the noisy protests by some 10,000 workers from around the country, gave this city, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz a breath and calm very similar to vacation time . However, the quiet is relative. Retirees and distanced themselves from the COB and request an increase in their pensions this week.
Some economic analysts believe that the wage increase will trigger the demands of the bakers, who long ago trying to "leverage" their prices, and public transport drivers, who also seek to adjust their rates. Thus, the Millennium Foundation, dedicated to economic research, forecasts an inflationary spiral.
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