00:00And Paraguayan teachers are mobilizing for the second consecutive day in rejection of the proposed tax fund law,
00:05which promotes neoliberal measures that disadvantage the sector.
00:09Hundreds of teachers marched through the streets of Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay,
00:13to defend the public sector's retirement and pension system.
00:16Simultaneously, the National Police deployed an operation and erected barricades in front of Congress to intimidate the protesters.
00:22Teachers' union reported that schools across the country were closed and classes were suspended due to the strike,
00:28which could continue for several days until dialogue is reached with the authorities.
00:39Among the demands of the teaching sector is the request that the state increase its contribution to the tax fund
00:44by more than 10%.
00:45They also expressed their rejection of the initial proposal to raise the retirement age to 57,
00:51and demanded progress towards including extraordinary retirement benefits for illness.
00:54And finally, they warned that the reform could include a reduction in the percentage of salary they will receive when
01:00they retire.
01:01Six months later.
01:01Six months later.
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