{"id":83429,"date":"2022-07-26T01:06:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T05:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.sitata.com\/?p=83429"},"modified":"2022-07-26T01:06:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T05:06:42","slug":"conaie-led-protests-june-2022-ecuador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sitata.com\/ar\/conaie-led-protests-june-2022-ecuador\/","title":{"rendered":"CONAIE-LED PROTESTS JUNE 2022 : Ecuador"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A brief introduction to the situation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) is Ecuador\u2019s largest indigenous rights organization. In the past, CONAIE has led protests that have resulted in the unseating of 3 presidents from 1997 to 2005. In June 2022, CONAIE led nationwide protests against high gasoline prices and inflation, causing mass violence and destruction across the country. During the protests, CONAIE almost added another president\u2019s dismissal to their belt, with President Guillermo Lasso barely surviving a vote of no confidence. Lasso initially dismissed the protestors and their demands, but as violence rose, the government was compelled to listen. Talks between the government and CONAIE leaders only began on July 13, but may not last long because the government has already opened an investigation alleging that the protests were financed with money from drug trafficking. CONAIE leader Leonidas Iza has said that they came to the table with humility but these accusations were insulting. The 90-day deadline for meeting the protestors\u2019 demands may be too long if either of the parties pulls out of talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What has led to the current situation?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONAIE released a list of 10 demands that can be seen as the cause of the current situation. This includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Freezing of diesel prices at $1.50, extra gasoline at $2.10, along with subsidies for the poorer sectors,<\/li>
  2. Freezing of public, private and cooperative banking debts along with forgiveness of debt for countryside producers,<\/li>
  3. Setting fair prices on farm products, agricultural subsidies and no signing of foreign trade agreements that hamper production,<\/li>
  4. Providing better employment, freedom of association and labour rights for the working class,<\/li>
  5. Stopping the expansion of extractive mining, providing reparation for socio-environmental damages, and repealing decrees 95 and 151,<\/li>
  6. Respecting the 21 collective rights and better education for indigenous people,<\/li>
  7. Stopping the privatization of sectors like banks, hydroelectric plants, highways, and healthcare,<\/li>
  8. Providing a price control policy and speculation rights in the essential products’ market,\u00a0<\/li>
  9. Guaranteeing access to higher education and improvement of education infrastructure,<\/li>
  10. Providing security and policies against violence and crime in Ecuador.\u00a0<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n