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Bolivia in Crisis: Thousands Protest Over Unpaid Healthcare Worker Bonuses

Bolivia's Healthcare Workers Take to the Streets in Demand of Unpaid Bonuses

In June and July, healthcare workers from coast to coast in Bolivia took to the streets, leaving no city untouched as they demanded payment for annual bonuses that have been unpaid since 2019. The protests, which came to be known as 'Without Bonuses,' drew thousands of workers into the streets, demanding that the government reinstate the payments and address broader issues of labor rights and social inequality.