Surging oil prices spark protest in Haiti as workers demand pay increase
AP News
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More than 1,000 workers have organized a protest in Haiti’s capital to demand a higher minimum wage as the conflict in Iran deepens and drives up oil prices.
Workers at the state-owned Metropolitan Industrial Park in Port-au-Prince gathered outside its gates on Monday.
They shouted “when we are hungry we don’t mess around!” Employees said that they haven’t had a raise since 2023 and that they can no longer afford basic goods.
Haiti’s government increased diesel prices by 37% and gasoline prices by 29% earlier this month.