00:00And in Ecuador, scores of artisanal fishermen are protesting in Guayaquil against the surging fuel prices, denouncing the neoliberal policies
00:07strangling their livelihoods.
00:09The streets of downtown Guayaquil are crowded with workers bearing placards to expose the skyrocketing operational costs and diesel prices,
00:16which they assert now exceed their total earnings.
00:19Consequently, the fishing net fleets have been forced into an involuntary standstill due to a non-sustainable economic crisis driven
00:27by the rising cost of supplies.
00:28Furthermore, they are demanding concrete solutions from the government to relieve the financial distress of families reliant on small-scale
00:35fishing, warning that if their voices remain unheard, they will coordinate a national fishing strike.
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