On the second day of unemployment indefinite carried out by heavy load carriers, different roads in the country remained blocked yesterday, and hundreds of vehicles, stranded. At the closing of this note, the measure was accepted in nine regions: Áncash, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Cusco, Junín, La Libertad, Piura and Puno. The carriers request the intervention of the Central Government in the face of the rise in the price of fuel.
As a consequence of unemploymentit has been possible to observe the increase in the cost of some supplies in the supply centers of the capital.
Jaime Gallegos, general manager of the Municipal Market Company SA (Emmsa), told Trade that at the moment there is no shortage in the Great Wholesale Market of Lima, so merchants should not fall into price speculation.
“The prices have not suffered a variation. The vast majority of our merchants stock up and fill their warehouses. That is why the impact of the unemployment. I urge local grocery stores to be fair and not speculate on prices”, he indicated.
However, he warned that yesterday there was a decrease in the number of products that enter the wholesale market daily. About three thousand tons less. “Every day an average of 7 thousand tons enters. Just yesterday it was reduced to almost 4 thousand tons. But, with this stock it is more than enough to supply the market”, he detailed.
Meanwhile, to continue the carriers With the force measure, Gallegos calculated that between three to four days, that is to say the next weekend, a variation in the prices of the products might be clearly noticed, mainly in those that come from the center of the country, such as the potato. “We hope that, by the weekend, the Government and the protesters can reach an agreement and the unemployment. The biggest losers are the producers. Much of the stranded merchandise is perishable“, he pointed.
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Affectations
The National Police reported that they managed to intervene a driver moments following he ran over a person, in the district of Pilcomayo (Huancayo, Junín). Apparently, he would have tried to prevent a group of protesters from puncturing the tires of his vehicle. The injured man was taken to a hospital.
The Ombudsman’s Office reported that following coordinating with the police and health authorities, three people were transferred who required urgent hemodialysis and had been stranded on the blocked roads.
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They join the unemployment
The Union of Multimodal Transport Unions announced that they will stop their work on April 4 and 5. Its representative, Giovanni Diez, explained to this newspaper that in addition to the rise in the cost of oil and its derivatives, his list of claims includes the elimination of unfair competition from carriers foreigners, that the road and toll concession contracts be reviewed, the total restructuring of Sutrán and ATU, among others.
