{"id":21013,"date":"2025-02-22T15:22:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T15:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uit-ci.org\/?p=21013"},"modified":"2025-02-27T15:23:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T15:23:23","slug":"panama-thousands-march-against-the-privatisation-of-social-security-and-imperialist-interference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uit-ci.org\/index.php\/2025\/02\/22\/panama-thousands-march-against-the-privatisation-of-social-security-and-imperialist-interference\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Panama: Thousands march against the privatisation of Social Security and imperialist interference"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Propuesta Socialista, Panamanian section of the IWU-FI<\/i><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The clamour of the Panamanian people in defence of the Social Security Fund, against repression, and in repudiation of US interference in Panama’s internal affairs, was forcefully demonstrated in the streets, in a massive mobilisation in the capital and different cities of the country.<\/div>\n

The protest was called by various workers\u2018 organisations and popular and social movements, led by the combative construction union,\u00a0Suntracs<\/i>, together with the\u00a0National Council of Organised Workers<\/i>\u00a0(Conato<\/i>), the\u00a0Association of Employees of the Social Security Fund<\/i>, the\u00a0United People’s Alliance for Life<\/i>,\u00a0Frenadeso<\/i>,\u00a0Conusi<\/i>, as well as teachers\u2019 unions, environmentalists, feminists, the so-called \u2018Warriors of the Sea<\/i>\u2019, made up of the communities located around the First Quantum mine, representatives of indigenous peoples, student organisations, and left-wing political parties, including\u00a0Propuesta Socialista<\/i>, the Panamanian section of the\u00a0International Workers’ Unity-Fourth International<\/i>.
\nThe march started, as is customary in Panama, from the Porras Park and went to the Assembly of Deputies. It should be noted that the parliamentarians declared a recess at midday, so as not to be in the Assembly when the demonstrators arrived.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Thousands took to the streets in the centre of the Panamanian capital, as well as in Changuinola, capital of the province of Bocas del Toro, and in Chiriqu\u00ed, both in the west of the country; as well as in other regions.<\/div>\n
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No to the privatisation of the Social Security Fund. \u2018This fund is not for sale, this fund is defended\u2019<\/i><\/b>
\nThe focus of the protest was the defence of social security and the rejection of Law 163, which privatises the funds of the Social Security, a legal instrument currently under discussion in the Assembly of Deputies.
\nThe government had already announced that if the bill sent to parliament by Mulino was not approved, the law would be vetoed.<\/div>\n
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The march was also against repression and Trump’s interference<\/i><\/b>
\nIn recent days there have been protests in repudiation of the interference of US imperialism, recently highlighted by Trump’s threats to take over the Panama Canal. These were ratified by the visit of the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.
\nThese protests were brutally repressed, resulting in numerous injuries and dozens of arrests. The day before the mobilisation, it was announced that 83 detainees had been released with precautionary measures and banned from leaving the place where they live or work.
\nThe rejection of US imperialism was expressed in slogans such as \u2018One territory, one flag\u2019 and \u2018This country is not for sale, this country is defended\u2019.
\nThe demonstrators protested against the submission of the Mulino government to pressure from Trump and Rubio. In this context, the presence in Panama, between February 19th and 20th of Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the US Army Southern Command, was questioned.<\/div>\n
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Unrest over migration policy<\/b><\/i>
\nThere is also a rejection of the attitude of the Mulino government, which has accepted deportees from the United States, including two girls without families. Of these, about 100 have been transferred to the Darien jungles.
\nThe national mobilisation against law 163, in defence of the right to protest and against imperialist interference, showed the great willingness of the Panamanian people to confront the anti-worker and anti-people policies that the Mulino government is preparing. In that sense, it is important to highlight the role that\u00a0Suntracs<\/i>\u00a0has been playing, which has maintained a very firm position against the government, making it clear that they will not give in to their pressures, and that they will continue to promote mobilisation, even announcing a 24-hour warning strike, if the government insists on moving forward with Law 163.
\nPropuesta Socialista<\/i>\u00a0will continue to accompany the struggle of the Panamanian people for their main demands, against imperialism and in defence of the Social Security Fund.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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