Bolivia: Potosí teachers abide by 48-hour strike and intensify protests by schools

Published at: 09/11/2026 09:43 AM

The Federation of Urban Education Workers of Potosí decided in an emergency assembly to abide by a general strike of educational activities for 48 hours, a measure that temporarily suspends school work throughout the Bolivian region.

According to reports from the Telesur news team, the measure of force coincides with the department's civic anniversary celebrations, so the Potosino teachers agreed to participate in official parades carrying black ribbons as a sign of mourning and protest, in addition to keeping an active sectoral hunger strike.

The teaching sector requires the Ministry of Education to revoke the process of decentralization of higher education institutes to departmental administration, while warning that further action should be taken if the authorities do not respond to their demands.

In this regard, representatives of the federation expressed the union's position in the face of the conflict: “We demand that the National Executive immediately reverse the decentralization of higher education to safeguard the stability of teachers and labor rights in the region.”

The teaching leadership will remain under permanent evaluation of government responses to determine the direction of street actions in the coming days.

Mazo News Team