Cane workers wear 4 days of vigil front IDs

The worker cañeros arrived yesterday in his fourth day of protest in front of the premises of the Dominican Institute of social insurance (IDs) in demand that they be adopted their pensions, whose applications are pending response.

Although so far no authority of the institution has received him to listen to their demands, the cañeros, all elderly, they warned that they remain there until the next Thursday 19, and that from there will be marches toward the National Palace and to the House of slopes.

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Luis Antonio Espinal, who says of his 79 years old, 61 remained working in bateyes, says that it is not justified that no one institution has concerned about talking to them, noting that the facilities of the IDs were made by the sweat of the workers.

Workers, mostly of Haitian descent, claim that you to enter the country not him u000aThey asked nothing of roles, they gave up a machete, a sack and a gallon, but now for retirement them you are demanding a huge amount of documents.

Although each day is a different group to carry out the protest, given the advanced age, many of them suffer fainting before the burning sun that remain standing for hours. "Grasp the shadow, grasp the shadow," is heard often say to Jesus Núñez, spokesman for the Union of workers Cañeros the Bateyes, entity than the gathers.

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