Segovia unemployment rise to support talks with the government
This Friday begin negotiations between farmers, miners and indigenous and government spokesmen to find solutions to stop the department.
As a gesture of good will the peasants, miners and indigenous people involved in the agricultural strike in the town of Segovia general assembly agreed to temporarily lift the protest as a gesture of goodwill for the negotiations to begin on Friday in Medellin.
The meeting that will take place from 9:00 am at the Interior Ministry officials concur Mines and Energy, Environment, Incoder, the governor of Antioquia, Corantioquia, the Attorney General's Office, the Ombudsman, the Seine, among others.
The protest leaders have indicated that they expect the negotiating table promptly dispose positive results at the national, departmental and municipal, otherwise it will return to unemployment.
They added that while negotiations exercise the right to protest through marches, sit-ins, caravans, and cultural activities, all in a peaceful manner, as agreed with the civil authorities and the police.
The peasant, indigenous and mining of the municipalities of Remedios and Segovia involved in the strike are kept in humanitarian refugee camp located in the Sports Coliseum Segovia and have requested international accompaniment Committee of the Red Cross.