Haiti - Social : Violent demonstration in front the Ministry of Social Affairs
This demonstration, organized in front of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (MAST) by members of the Platform of Employees Victims of the Public Enterprises (PEVEP), was intended to ask once again, the payment of 36 months of wages as compensation following their layoff, several years ago. These claims are periodic for 3 years now !
The demonstrators expressed yesterday their ras-le-bol,while throwing stones and blocking traffic with barricades of burning tires around the Ministry. Charles Fritz Gerald President of the PEVEP has affirmed that they will never yield in front the refusal of the haitian authorities to pay them this compensation, and they will continue to mobilize up to obtain the satisfaction of their claims.
