Haiti Protests Erupt Over Rising Fuel Prices
Workers Protest Rising Fuel CostsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — More than 1,000 workers organized a protest Monday in Haiti’s capital to demand a higher minimum wage as the conflict in Iran deepens, driving up oil prices. Workers at the state-owned Metropolitan Industrial Park, informally known as Sonapi, gathered outside its gates in Port-au-Prince and shouted, “When we are hungry, we don’t mess around!” Employees noted that they haven’t had a raise since 2023 and can no longer afford basic goods after diesel prices rose by 37% and gasoline prices by 29% earlier this month.Wages Struggle Against Living Costs“A gallon of gas is higher than our minimum daily wage,” said Marc Jean Jean-Pierre, a...
