Masacre De Las Bananeras

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On November 11, 1928, in Ciénaga-Magdalena, 10,000 workers of the United Fruit Company started a strike, requesting a list of requests.
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•Request sheet-Mandatory group insurance-Repair for work accidents-Hygienic rooms and Sunday rest-A 50% increase in the wages of employees who earned less than 100 pesos per month.-Suppression of the commissariats-Cessation of loans through vouchers-Weekly payment-Abolition of the contractor system-Best hospital service
The strike lasted a month without a response from the company or the government.
On December 5, the workers went as a group to the Ciénaga train station, which was guarded by some 300 soldiers.
At 11:30 at night a decree arrived that ordered the magisterial law and prohibited the meetings of more than three people, it was ordered that the square be cleared and, given the refusal, the army opened fire on the workers
there will be fire
go away protestans
It is a peaceful protest and in addition, we will fight for our rights.
On December 6, the workers attacked the company's facilities, but the army shot them and 29 people died.

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