Orlando J. Pérez, professor of political science at the University of North Texas at Dallas: “Public anger toward President José Raúl Mulino has spilled into the streets. The immediate trigger was when Chiquita Brands fired nearly 5,000 striking banana workers in Bocas del Toro, days after lawmakers passed a controversial pension overhaul. The new rules, intended as a fix for the cash-strapped Social Security Fund, would delay retirement and trim payments for many employees. Labor unions, teachers, Indigenous groups and others have since joined the protests, turning a local labor dispute into a nationwide movement against a shrinking safety net, higher prices and concerns over national sovereignty related to Mulino’s security pact with the United States. With roughly two-thirds of voters already…”
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Director,
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Corporate Vice President for Gov’t Relations,
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President Emeritus,
Inter-American Dialogue
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Director,
Adtalem Global Education
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Council Member,
GLG Inc.
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Senior Director,
Int’l Gov’t Relations,
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Professor of Political Economy,
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Director,
US Education Finance Group
Nicolas Mariscal
Chairman,
Grupo Marhnos
Thomas F. McLarty III
Chairman,
McLarty Associates
Beatrice Rangel
Director,
AMLA Consulting
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Head of Latin American Economics, Citi
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President,
IESA
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