Members of the San Juan de Dios National Union make this Wednesday, April 2 in some parts of the national territory.
Protesters demand salary increase and other benefits for workers in the Ministry of Health.
On Monday, March 31, the majority union of healthcates made 19 blockages nationwide to demand improvements for this sector.
Health demands compliance with the provisions of article 140 of the General Budget Law of Revenue and Expenditures of the State for Fiscal Year 2025.
This article empowers the Ministry of Health to carry out budgetary readcations to finance salary increases and incentives, and reclassify personnel, among other actions.
On Monday, health reached agreements with the majority union; In that sense, the San Juan de Dios National Union announced mobilizations for this April 2.
11:17
Provial reports blocked routes
According to the provincial report, six road blockages are registered at a national scale.
Update: Blocking report on the different roads of the country.
Provincial, protect and serve.
🌎 Map of Blocked Pointshttps://t.co/u9Oxwp6rwf@Guatemalagob@Civ_guatemala@mingobguate@Diaz_1Miguel@surianobuezo pic.twitter.com/xm63xipeiv
-Provial-Civ (@Provialoficial) April 2, 2025
10:27
They manifest in Central Arriolate
Thus it looks the Roosevelt road, where another part of the union remains in the central winners manifesting, this without blocking the route.
10:24
How is the situation on Elena Avenue
Thus looks Elena Avenue and 9th Street in Zone 3, where a group of members of the San Juan National Union has come out to demonstrate.
09:50
Blocking in four paths
Manifestation is also reported on four roads, Totonicapán.
09:47
Demonstration on Elena Avenue
The PMT reports a health concentration on Elena Avenue and 9th Street, between zone 1 and zone 3, affecting the traffic from peripheral for the historic center.
– San Juan de Dios Hospital Union –
Demonstration is concentrated in Elena Avenue 9 street between zone 1 and zone 3, affecting the traffic from peripheral for historic center.#Pmtguatemalantodo #Traficogt #Transitogt pic.twitter.com/a0olf969Nw
– Amilcar Montejo (@amilcarmontejo) April 2, 2025
09:15
Health moves along the route to Pacific
A group of protesters is mobilized by kilometer 39 of the route to the Pacific. They are mobilized from north to south and slow traffic is recorded.