NewsWhore
04-10-2008, 06:10 PM
The duality of Dominican society was once more apparent during yesterday's general strike. While major stores returned to business as usual by the middle of the day in Santo Domingo and Santiago, the strike primarily affected the low-income areas, where aggressive strike organizers were able to intimidate residents to stay home.
While many businesses and stores remained open yesterday despite the 24-hour strike called by the Alternative Social Forum (FSA), but there was a lull in shopping. Diario Libre points out that the main losers were the "chiriperos", or street vendors, who saw their source of income reduced in many city areas. There was a reduction in transport services and some workers stayed at home. Some banks, such as Banco Popular, Scotia Bank and BanReservas, all reported limited activity.
The effects of the FSA strike were minimal in Santo Domingo with few altercations and problems to report. Hoy reports that the strike had partial influence in the poorer barrios, where commercial activity was visibly affected by the strike. Police patrolled the streets of Santo Domingo in order to maintain order.
FSA representatives claim that the police injured five of their members and arrested twenty others. Also, two injuries were reported in San Francisco de Macoris. Listin Diario reports that the strike proceeded with calm, for the most part, while the FSA described it as successful.
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While many businesses and stores remained open yesterday despite the 24-hour strike called by the Alternative Social Forum (FSA), but there was a lull in shopping. Diario Libre points out that the main losers were the "chiriperos", or street vendors, who saw their source of income reduced in many city areas. There was a reduction in transport services and some workers stayed at home. Some banks, such as Banco Popular, Scotia Bank and BanReservas, all reported limited activity.
The effects of the FSA strike were minimal in Santo Domingo with few altercations and problems to report. Hoy reports that the strike had partial influence in the poorer barrios, where commercial activity was visibly affected by the strike. Police patrolled the streets of Santo Domingo in order to maintain order.
FSA representatives claim that the police injured five of their members and arrested twenty others. Also, two injuries were reported in San Francisco de Macoris. Listin Diario reports that the strike proceeded with calm, for the most part, while the FSA described it as successful.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)