00:00And in Bolivia, teachers have launched an indefinite strike in La Paz, demanding that the government raise salaries, create new
00:07teaching positions, and to oppose the regional division of the education system.
00:12Precisely, in addition to higher wages, teachers are demanding the creation of at least 6,500 new teaching positions and
00:19a significant improvement to educational infrastructure.
00:21A key point of contention is the government's proposed 50-50 plan, which would allow regions to develop half of
00:28their own educational programs, those decentralizing the curriculum.
00:32Teachers are concerned about the fragmentation of the national system and have vowed to continue protesting indefinitely until their demands
00:39are met.
00:40Wednesday protests were repressed by police with tear gas as demonstrators approached Plaza Murillo.
00:52These are the 31 Departamental and Regional Federations.
00:56We have asked the parents to join us in this protest because the 50-50 plan, it means privatizing education.
01:07And once again, ask the parents to join our struggle because education, as the state's constitution states, must be unified,
01:18publicly funded, free and high quality.
01:24We feel marginalized, even though the government has promised the teaching sector will receive better support.
01:32However, these promises are not being kept, which is why we are forced to take the streets to demand better
01:38wages.
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