Worker Protests

We'll see you all at the march!!
Saludos. Rod

I expect much more of this in the near future, especially as more of Lassos policies come into effect (even assuming he is 100% correct in their end result, will cause more suffering in the short term)

No idea what the solution is, the country is bankrupt, the people are poor, out of work and hungry and see the inequality getting worse.

What I know is not the solution is all the corrupt pointless obras everywhere I see going ahead with no benefit, no one asking for them, but being pushed aggressively by politicos, at beast trying to advanced their political careers but most likely a pocket lining exercise as always.

The governing powers always changes, but things always stay the same

Thank you for your very intelligent appraisal of the situation.  I might see you at the march on August 11.
Saludos, Rod

In a large city such as Quito, workers demonstrations at large parks or near Plaza de la Independencia can get rowdy.

Young demonstrators in groups may run past an onlooking Expat at breakneck speed.  Police lines may get pushed.

While Expats have the right to be in demonstration-areas during protests, my personal philosophy is that it's not my cause .. not my mission to be a witness to events .. and not my plan to expose myself to possible injury.  The risk-to-reward ratio does not favor my being present.

cccmedia in Quito

cccmedia wrote:

In a large city such as Quito, workers demonstrations at large parks or near Plaza de la Independencia can get rowdy.

Young demonstrators in groups may run past an onlooking Expat at breakneck speed.  Police lines may get pushed.

While Expats have the right to be in demonstration-areas during protests, my personal philosophy is that it's not my cause .. not my mission to be a witness to events .. and not my plan to expose myself to possible injury.  The risk-to-reward ratio does not favor my being present.

cccmedia in Quito

A friend was travelling back to Colombia last time (needed some paperwork to be able to adopt a child). They got caught up the protests but mostly allowed through. One night, just got stuck and couldn't go further, the protesters allowed her to sleep the school used by the protesters as a base but it got attacked by the military, tear gas thrown in and shots fired into the room (aimed high not at them).

Obviously not all the protests ended like this and some demonstrations are safer than others in centre areas, but last time lots of them turned violent and when they do, people very much look after their own.