The targeting of fuel subsidies was an area of ​​failure, but the talks closed with more than 200 agreements between the partiesMinister of the Government of Ecuador, Francisco Jiménez, and indigenous people In total, the government and the indigenous people signed 218 agreements that will have constant monitoring as of October 14.(Courtesy: Twitter @MinGobiernoEc)Bloomberg Line — The 18-day national strike that took place in June was the beginning of a dialogue process between the government of Guillermo Lasso and social organizations, mainly indigenous communities, which lasted 90 days.One by one: are the 10 demands of the indigenous movement to the Government in Ecuador viable?After these dialogue tables, which were based on a list of 10 macro proposals by the communities and for which specific tables were held (mines and energy, education, health, among others), the Ecuadorian government announced that the three months ended this Friday, October 14, with more than 200 agreements between the organizations and the Executive.“There are 218 agreements signed and delivered for the benefit of an entire country.218 economic, productive, health, education, employment, security agreements and not for the sole and exclusive benefit of those who participated in the tables, but for the benefit of 18 million Ecuadorians”, said the Minister of Government, Francisco Jiménez, in the act closing of the dialogue tables.In this process, 10 thematic roundtables were launched, with the participation of 37 government entities, the three largest organizations in the country (CONAIE, FENOCIN and FEINE).The Closing Ceremony of the #MesasDeDialogo between the National Government and the organizations @CONAIE_Ecuador @fenocinecuador @FEINE_EC is held at @PUCE_Ecuador.⬇️ Follow the event live: https://t.co/UecLceN3Du pic.twitter.com/vAWLLV2tbmThe Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE) said at the end of September that the economic losses due to the national strike in June were US$1,115 million, of which US$330 million corresponded to losses and damages in the oil sector and US$785 million to other sectors."This process will continue with greater vigor and will extend to other sectors: productive, business, transportation, women, Afro-Ecuadorians, youth and all those who have a proposal that seeks common welfare," added Jiménez.In addition, the ECB said that the monetary losses for the areas where there were stoppages were quantified at US$281.6 million in the public sector and US$833.8 million in the private sector, for which it attributed part of the slowdown in the country's economic growth. between April and June of this year to stoppages.Indigenous people lose faith in the dialogue with the Government and will evaluate its continuity“There is no further progress, we must continue”, were some of the words of the indigenous leader Leonidas Iza, at the closing public event, pointing out that follow-up measures are needed for the agreements reached in previous years and also for those achieved in recent years. the last 90 days.At the oil mining extractive energy table, the one with the greatest tension in the dialogues, Iza said that there are no agreements, since she indicated that the government hopes to maintain the legal certainty of mining projects, but emphasized that the extractivist sector cannot continue to be the economic support of the country and that the indigenous territories must be defended.“Guarantee the right to prior and informed consultation, otherwise the communities are not going to respond for the defense of the territory, and it is not a threat,” he added.Today ends the #MesasDeDialogue between the National Government and indigenous organizations.A historical process that attests to work carried out with seriousness, transparency, methodology and above all with a democratic spirit.pic.twitter.com/UuMoAkE53AHe added that after the dialogue tables an agenda was left, not only with the Executive, but with other sectors of the State, making a call to reiterate the proposals that were brought to the Executive and also transfer it to the Legislative and Judicial branches.“The table for the Focusing of Subsidies for Fuels closed this Thursday without a global agreement,” the Ministry of Government communicated on Thursday, October 13, because although there were coincidences in the subsidy for artisanal fishing activities or the elimination of this benefit for non-registered vehicles, the organizations decided not to sign the full agreements, since there was a disagreement on the subsidy for the tuna, shrimp and other industries."Unfortunately, the indigenous organizations took the position of approving everything or nothing," said the Minister of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP), Darío Herrera.Inflation Ecuador 2022: food and education moved prices in SeptemberGiven this, the government announced that debates will be launched that also involve companies and the productive sector in general to evaluate what is most convenient in terms of fuel subsidies.At the beginning of the talks, in the list of demands, the indigenous and social organizations requested that the cost of a gallon of extra gasoline be reduced from US$2.55 to US$2.10 and diesel from US$1.90 to US$1, 50, despite the fact that President Guillermo Lasso froze prices at the end of last year.© Copyright, Bloomberg Line |Falic Media© Copyright, Bloomberg Line |Falic Media