As per reports, the Frente Unitario de Trabajadores (FUT) and allied groups are scheduled to hold marches across Ecuador on Wednesday (17 September), to protest the elimination of the diesel subsidy.
• Demonstrations are planned in Quito, Guayaquil, and Cuenca, starting at 0900 hours local time (1400 hours UTC).
• In Quito, assemblies are scheduled at the Universidad Central del Ecuador (Avenue América and Avenue Universitaria) with march routes moving toward the Centro Histórico, including Plaza de Santo Domingo.
• In Guayaquil, plantones are expected at Parque Centenario, along Avenue 9 de Octubre, and near the Gobernación del Guayas.
• In Cuenca, demonstrations are expected to coincide with anti-mining protests at Quimsacocha (Loma Larga, Molleturo parish) and converge at Parque Calderón in the city center.
• The Frente Unitario de Trabajadores (FUT) confirmed actions will also extend into Thursday (18 September).
