Chile protests Image caption Marusella Mallea's brother was found dead in a police cell In Marusella Mallea's living room there's a side table with a picture of her brother César on it. With the fare hike, a … Chile's Violence Has a Worrisome Message for the World The fact that protests are roiling one of Latin America's most prosperous nations suggests a … It's time for that to end' Germán David, Melissa Medina and Antonia Del Almendro in Chile.

While the minimum wage is around $ 423 per month, half of the workers barely reach $ 562, according to figures from the National Statistics Institute of Chile. The average monthly salary in Chile is $807. Chile’s weak and fractured opposition parties have allied themselves to, and expressed support for, the protests but have not led them.

Santiago, Chile - More than one million people took to streets in the Chilean capital of Santiago on Friday afternoon, uniting in a call for huge social and political change in the country. According to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), only 1% of the population in Chile controls 26.5% of the country's wealth, while 50% of low-income households access only 2.1 %, the BBC explained. The same can be said for student unions. Explained; Explained: Why Chile is in turmoil over metro fare hikes; Explained: Why Chile is in turmoil over metro fare hikes Chile protests were started by school children and students to avoid paying an increased fare for using public transportation. Civil protests are taking place throughout Chile in response to a raise in the Santiago Metro's subway fare, the increased cost of living, privatisation and inequality prevalent in the country.. Over the weekend, a wave of protests in Chile set off by an increase in subway fares deteriorated into widespread looting, vandalism and arson.

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The average monthly salary in Chile is $807. Angry over President Sebastian Pinera 's response to the protests… Santiago, Chile - Fleeing political persecution, 73-year-old Maria Eliana Ramirez left Chile in 1974, the year after General Augusto Pinochet took power in a US-backed coup.
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Chile protests: What prompted the unrest?

SANTIAGO, CHILE - OCTOBER 24: Security forces intervene in protests in Santiago, Chile on Oct. 24, 2019.

Protests began after the Chilean government on Oct. 6 announced a subway fare hike of 4%. Over the weekend, a wave of protests in Chile set off by an increase in subway fares deteriorated into widespread looting, vandalism and arson. How did a 4 percent fare hike set off such rage?

According to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), only 1% of the population in Chile controls 26.5% of the country's wealth, while 50% of low-income households access only 2.1 %, the BBC explained.. At least 20 people have been killed in protests over inequality in the worst unrest to hit the country in decades.
A protester returns a tear gas canister to police during clashes in Santiago, Chile, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. The protests in Chile have mostly come as a surprise, which should caution against simple explanations for them. In fact, caution is warranted whenever the question is how to interpret civil unrest.

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