Panama, Trade Unions around the world reject president Mulino’s repression against working class

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In Panama, Trade Unions and Social Movements have been actively protesting against President José Raúl Mulino's administration, particularly in response to policies affecting workers and the pension system. teleSUR

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00:00Trade unions and workers or organizations around the world have shown their solidity with the Panamanian trade union movement,

00:06denouncing the government of José Raúl Molino's violent response to legitimate demands of the Panamanian working class.

00:12Organizations from Indonesia, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and Brazil,

00:16as well as the International Labour Organization itself,

00:19have expressed their support for the leadership of Panama's National Union of Construction and Similar Workers,

00:24SunTracks, in light of the national government's violent attack on them.

00:28Several representatives have gathered outside Panamanian embassies around the world

00:31to voice their concerns about the situation in Panama and remind the government

00:35that the right to peaceful protest must be upheld.

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