San Quintin 03/23/2015

Translated into English:
They were arrested agricultural workers demanding better wages

AP

More than 200 people were arrested in the northern state of Baja California in an attempt to end the protests and blockades of farm workers demanding better wages.

The laborers who work around the town of San Quintin often earn less than eight dollars (120 pesos) per day for harvesting fruits and vegetables. They want their income to rise to about $ 20 (300 pesos) per day, according to some demonstrators.

In a statement posted on the website of one of the organizers, workers require overtime pay, medical services and an end to sexual harassment by their bosses.

The strikes have affected the fertile agricultural area south of the coastal town of Ensenada, where many of the large farms exported most of its products to the United States. Much of laborers from poor southern states like Oaxaca and Chiapas.

Police arrested 200 suspected of vandalism and roadblocks, the government of Baja California reported. In the photographs was possible to see some demonstrators set fire to garbage on the roads.

The authorities offered higher inspections to ensure working conditions of about 1,200 laborers who have no union representation.

The state government promised to keep open the roads and said officials "warned that there will be no tolerance for those who exploit the demonstrations to act outside the law."

The US Consulate in Tijuana said the strikes began on Tuesday and recommended to travelers with caution. The road is the main route on the peninsula.


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Thank you QTLA9111.

There were more than a few indigenous obviously drunk and mean looking.

No doubt the cops explained clearly that further attempts to blockade would lead to immediate arrest.

I have to go back up on the 1st so I am relieved.

3/24/15 Finished.
Desmantelan protesta de campesinos en San Quintín

Unstable does sound like a understated observation.

I was in class once back in 1989, and they explained why there is a area 1 and area 1A in California. IT seems that back in the late 60's the Police in Santa Barbara where dealing with a unstable event at the local state college. They asked for maximum "Mutual Aid" response, and the LAPD put a bunch of cops into riot gear, and onto school buses for a long ride up the coast. Four hours later these "Happy Police Officers" got out and took care of business in a quick manner, so that they could return to their homes and families. Lets say that Los Angles Police where not invited back for a repeat performance. . .

I hope that everything turns out well, and that the Criminals do not rampage the area, and take whatever they want.

Fred.