Editorial, Bolivian Thoughts: BOLIVIA’S LABOR DAY: A CELEBRATION OF PARASITISM Every May 1, Bolivia is subjected to the same tired spectacle: marches, firecrackers, threats, anti-American slogans, and a fresh round of wage demands from the Bolivian Workers’ Central, the COB. This year has been no different. Once again, the COB has taken to the streets…
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Labor Day – Día del Trabajo
HAPPY WORKER’S DAY! Masistas abstain! ¡FELIZ DÍA DEL TRABAJADOR! ¡Masistas abstenerse! [@ipoesiapura o @xpoesiapura -Poesia Pura]
An unusual and most likely useless work-free day in Bolivia, Monday April 30, 2012
I remember a Vietnamese friend back in Rotterdam who told me he and his wife worked for the government from Monday thru Saturday, on Sundays they work for their only child, to save money for his education. Here current government has declared today a holiday, among some of the ‘excuses’ was to boost the tourism……
