Demonstrators march to protest against government plans to privatize healthcare and education, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The Honduran Congress announced on Tuesday it will suspend ratification of new health and education reforms that critics say would lead to privatisation and job losses, after mass protests against the policies left three people wounded and several buildings aflame.
Marches and roadblocks continued in Honduras' capital city for a second day on Tuesday, with some schools and hospitals halting classes and some services after teachers and medical unions called for opposition to two health and education reforms approved in Congress last week that they said would encourage privatisation and job dismissals.
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