"Law 30 Will Not Be Repealed" - Martinelli
(Panama-Guide) - La Prensa - The president, Ricardo Martinelli, spoke this afternoon about the crisis in Bocas del Toro and said in a statement that "the law will not be repealed and it will be interpreted as indicated," referring to the controversial Law 30 which is rejected by the protesters. The President's statement came today, 11 July 2010, after ten days of strikes in the banana plantations of Changuinola in Bocas del Toro, that have resulted in the confirmed deaths of two people during clashes between demonstrators and police. According to Martinelli, the Law "does not affect labor rights and only gives the option to employees, among other things, to decide whether to pay union dues or not."
