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Forestry Contractors Reportedly Reach Preliminary Agreement with Government to End Blockades

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Forestry contractors and the Government have reportedly reached a preliminary agreement to end the protests that maintained various blockades on Route 5 South and Route 160.

Contractors and forestry workers have reportedly reached a preliminary agreement with the Government to halt the protests they have led in the south of the country.

Recall that truckers have been demonstrating, demanding security measures from the Executive Branch in response to relentless arson attacks.

As a result, they have mobilized with partial blockades on various roads across the country, primarily Route 5 South, as well as Route 160 in the province of Arauco.

One of these blockades was located in the Villa Los Ríos area, which was the scene of the burning of 33 trucks by the Mapuche Lafkenche Resistance.

There, the president of the Arauco Forestry Workers' Federation, Juan Fonseca, stated that they are not asking for wage increases but rather to be able to work under safe conditions.

However, according to sources from Radio Bío Bío, there appears to be a preliminary agreement between the Government and forestry workers and contractors to eventually end this protest.

Agreement Includes Legislative Initiatives

Within this preliminary agreement, there are some actions the government would need to implement, even at the legislative level, to finalize the end of the protests.

Both authorities and protesters will announce the details during the morning of this Wednesday.

In any case, until the preliminary agreement is formalized, the protests continue with truckers stationed on various roads.

Government Advances Submission of Bill to Congress

Meanwhile, during the day, Interior Minister Izkia Siches and Deputy Minister Manuel Monsalve spoke before the Senate Security Committee.

After the session, Monsalve announced that an amendment will be introduced to update the concept of organized crime.

This is something he had announced weeks ago in Concepción amid a series of arson attacks that forced an emergency police committee meeting.

Governor Díaz Delivers Letter to President Boric

Meanwhile, the regional governor of Bío Bío, Rodrigo Díaz, was at La Moneda, where he delivered a letter to President Gabriel Boric.

The letter outlines the violent events occurring in the region.

Díaz acknowledged the presence of organized crime groups and criticized the "romanticization" of the violence with which the phenomenon is viewed, especially from Santiago.

Recall that forestry workers and contractors are demanding that the roads and routes they use be declared critical infrastructure.

This way, they could be safeguarded by military personnel.

Source:biobiochile.cl