In Panama, construction workers ratify the national strike, opposing the privatization of social security, and announced that nurses' union will join the strike. teleSUR
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00:00And the National Union of Builders of Panama ratified the continuity of the national strike in rejection of the reform of the Social Security Fund.
00:07Since April 23rd, several sectors joined in protest to pressure the government of Raul Molino to repeal the law that is based on the theft of resources and privatization of services.
00:17In this sense, the National Nurses Association announced that if their demands are not heard, they will remain on the streets starting on Monday, May 19th.
00:25Meanwhile, the Union organizations denounced before the International Labour Organization the violation of the right to free protest on the part of the Panamanian authorities.