Bus workers in Bolivia walked out on a one-day strike yesterday. They were protesting against a proposed law that would allow the state to seize private property linked to illegal activities. In the capital La Paz bus services ground to a halt.
Franklin Duran of the Bolivian Drivers' Federation said the strike was being adhered to by 90% of drivers, except in the eastern province of Santa Cruz. He said the strike would be escalated unless the government drops the proposed law, which Duran said could expose unwitting bus and taxi drivers to loss of their vehicles if drug traffickers used them to get around.
Bolivia is South America's poorest nation. It is also thought to be the world's second-largest producer of cocaine, after Peru.
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To find a translation to English of the New Constitution; the Law Against Racism and any Form of Discrimination; and the Law Against Corruption, Illicit Enrichment and Investigation of Fortunes "Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz", of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, follow this link Essential Laws of The Bolivian Revolution This publication presents the three fundamental laws that hold together the Government policy of Evo Morales.
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