Why Colombia’s truckers are angry

Why Colombia’s truckers are angry

written by Adriaan Alsema July 17, 2016

For the 13th time in 15 years, Colombia’s truckers went on strike. This time, things have gone violent. Here’s why.
The truckers are primarily angrily because, according to the protesters, the government has allowed multinational transport companies to flood the country with trucks.

The abundance of foreign trucks has virtually eliminated tens of thousands of local truckers’ ability to make a living they way they were able to before.

Large transport companies would be able to cover losses for an extended period of time, but individual truckers can not and they are afraid they are purposely being run out of business by the multinationals.

The truckers fear that the government policy is similar to those in cities where small bus companies have been pushed out of business by public-private mass transit corporations, often in hands of foreign corporations or local elites.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/why-colombia-truckers-strike/