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December 7, 2020

Peru Repeals Pro-Corporate Farm Law After Days of Labor Protests
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In Peru, lawmakers have repealed a highly contested agricultural law,
following five days of demonstrations and roadblocks led by farmworkers
across the country and after at least one person was killed Thursday
when police opened fire on protesters. On Friday, Peru's newly appointed
interim president, Alejandro Sagasti, sent a bill to Congress revoking
the law, which sought to increase agricultural exports and give
exporters tax breaks. Farmworkers said it benefited corporations while
slashing their wages and worsening working conditions.


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