Colombia strikers expand demands, include possible talks with rebels


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  • Friday, 29 Nov 2019

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators play music during a protest as a national strike continues in Bogota, Colombia November 28, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

BOGOTA (Reuters) - The organizers of strikes against Colombian President Ivan Duque's policies have demanded new conditions for dialogue with the government, including the possibility of restarting peace talks with leftist rebels.

Over the last eight days, demonstrators have rallied against economic plans - such as a rise in the pension age and a cut to the minimum wage for young people - that Duque denies supporting. They are also angry over what they say is a lack of government action to stop corruption and the murder of hundreds of human rights activists.

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