🚨 Chile: Confech Calls for a National Strike Against the Government’s Budget Cuts

The Chilean Student Confederation (Confech) announced that dozens of labor and social organizations have joined the national strike called for Thursday, October 1, in Chile. The mobilization demands a halt to the budget cuts proposed in the Budget Law by President José Antonio Kast’s administration, warning of the negative impact on development and public education.

📢 Under the slogan “Not a single peso less for education!”, the day’s events will include massive marches in the capital, Santiago de Chile, and in the country’s main regions on October 1.

🇨🇱 Prominent labor unions such as the United Workers’ Confederation (CUT) and the Teachers’ Association have confirmed their participation, expanding the protest’s impact beyond the student sector.