November 21, 2019
On Tuesday evening, 19 November, a few hundred dismissed employees held a protest march through the streets of Sosúa.
These are employees of the bars and restaurants recently closed by order of the government.
They are former employees of Bar Central, Bourbon Street restaurant, Bar Pranitium (El Flow), the Merengue Bar, the Rumba Bar, discotheque D 'Clasico, discotheque Citylights, the Blue Ice Piano Bar and Chez Montreal.
It is not just about bar staff, but also maintenance, cleaning and security staff.
The taxi companies and montoconchos (motor taxis) saw their number of customers decrease considerably.
Protest march in Sosúa
Protest march in Sosúa
But also the fashion stores, hairdresser's, massage and beauty salons and other restaurants saw their turnover fall.
With torchlights they marched through the streets, with protest signs with slogans and chants, they showed that they are now destitute.
'The holidays are coming and how should we feed our children and sick mother?'
The activists we spoke to said that this is just the beginning of the resistance, more protests will follow.
Wednesday afternoon there was another protest march in the streets of Sosúa, this time against prostitution.
Extra police had been brought in from Puerto Plata to prevent calamities.
Video: YouTube.com
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