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IMF Loan Deal Triggers 83% Diesel Hike and Transport Union Calls for Nationwide Sept. 28 Strike

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IMF Loan Deal Triggers 83% Diesel Hike and Transport Union Calls for Nationwide Sept. 28 Strike [The Latin Times] 24-09-2026


Deal signed with union after 50 days of anti-government protests [Reuters] 20-06-2026


Unions Demand President’s Resignation Amid Ongoing General Strike [The Tribune] 31-05-2026


BWI on the labour situation in Bolivia [BWI] 29-05-2026


Government charges labor leader with terrorism as police crack down on protests [TRNN] 24-05-2026



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IMF Loan Deal Triggers 83% Diesel Hike and Transport Union Calls for Nationwide Sept. 28 Strike 2026-09-24 [The Latin Times]

“Rifle, machine gun, the people will not be silenced”: General strike and protests in Bolivia 2026-06-30 [Spring]

Deal signed with union after 50 days of anti-government protests 2026-06-20 [Reuters]

Unions Demand President’s Resignation Amid Ongoing General Strike 2026-05-31 [The Tribune]

BWI on the labour situation in Bolivia 2026-05-29 [BWI]

Government charges labor leader with terrorism as police crack down on protests 2026-05-24 [TRNN]

Thousands protest to demand presidents' resignation in Bolivia's La Paz 2026-05-20 [Al-Jazeerah]

General Strike Continues, Social Movements Call for President’s Resignation 2026-05-16 [The Tribune]

Social Movements Mobilize Against Privatization 2026-05-14 [Jacobin]

Unions launch indefinite strike as protests escalate 2026-05-13 [UPI]

Largest union calls indefinite strike 2026-05-02 [The News]

General Strike Led by Miners’ Union Continues 2025-12-30 [The Tribune]

Miners Lead Ongoing Strike: Labor Federation Mobilizes Against Government’s Fuel Price Hike 2025-12-29 [El Cuidadano]

Bolivia’s Central Workers’ Union Exits Government Palace Without Agreement 2025-12-25 [El Ciudadano]

Central Obrera Boliviana Implements Blockade at Government Headquarters in Protest Against Fuel Subsidy Cuts 2025-12-24 [El Ciudadano]

Workers organized by a key union rally in Bolivia against scrapping fuel subsidies 2025-12-23 [AP]

largest trade union federation confirmed the strike against the end of fuel subsidies 2025-12-22 [Pagina Siete]

Unions announce indefinite strike to defeat ‘gasolinazo’ decree in first big battle with new president 2025-12-22 [The Morning Star]

Largest cities brought to standstill by transportation strike over fuel price hike 2025-12-20 [ABC]

Union’s voice takes centre stage in wood and forestry industry, joins Amazon campaign 2025-10-13 [BWI]

FABOL, FIFPRO CAS victory a precedent for footballers in Bolivia 2025-05-11 [FIFPRO]

Nelvi Aguilar, community leader: “If a young woman wants to be a leader, she has to be almost perfect” 2025-01-22 [Equal Times]

Footballers completely helpless in Bolivia 2024-08-24 [FIFPRO]

The WFTU condemns the attempted coup against the elected government of Bolivia 2024-07-01 [WFTU]

Pakistan Safety on the job and at home, for Pakistani workers and Bolivian women 2024-05-23 [The Christian Science Monitor]

Latin America Contraband markets: an unsustainable lifeline in a country where informality abounds 2024-04-15 [Equal Times]

FIFPRO appeals to FIFA for intervention to assist footballers in Bolivia 2024-02-10 [FIFPRO]

Unions agree to insist on ratification of ILO C190 at PSI meeting 2023-12-06 [PSI]

When digital infrastructure and digital literacy do not go hand in hand : Bolivia’s digital divide 2023-10-29 [Equal Times]

President Arce Greets Anniversary of Bolivian Mining Union 2023-06-13 [TeleSUR]

This month in labour history

12-11-1981 Miners at Huanuni begin a strike for union rights against the military government. [more]