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| | americas.org - Campesinos March, Cops Attack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | In addition to protesting the price hikes, the unions are demanding a 20 percent salary hike for all workers in Paraguay. |
 | | On February 23, campesinos and workers began a peoples march in Asunción, with the participation of grassroots and labor groups including the National Coordinating Council of Campesino Organizations, the National Council of Grassroots Organizations, the Homemakers Association of Paraguay, and the Union of State Workers. |
 | | The government responded to the protest by immediately putting the army on alert, ordering soldiers in Asunción to stay confined to their barracks. |
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