Workers demand pay in Santiago

[NewsWhore]

Approximately 200 workers and artisans who helped in the remodeling of the Monument to the Restoration in Santiago de los Caballeros were demonstrating on Friday in hopes of getting overdue pay for their efforts. The remodeled Monument was officially re-opened over nine months ago. The protesters threatened to occupy the facade of the Monument and the Regional Theater if the Ministry of Culture did not come up with their pay. The workers said that were trying to get President Fernandez to ensure that Minister of Culture Rafael Lantigua paid them for their efforts. There has been some criticism of the remodeling job carried out by the government because it began to show signs of deterioration shortly after it was completed, somewhat similar to the stone pavement at the old San Luis Fort. The paved wall began to crumble just hours after President Fernandez cut the ribbon. According to El Nuevo Diario, the workers said that they were just workers with families to support, and all they have received for their efforts was a denial to pay them their just wages.

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