The union leaders announced that they will gather outside the headquarters of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS) on Thursday, August 7, to march to the Constitutional Court and issue the final rulings on several regulations.

The Court decided on Monday to suspend temporarily the implementation of 17 articles of the National Solidarity Law, the Intelligence Law, and the Public Integrity Law, provisions that are the subject of a series of lawsuits, some of which were filed by the organizations that will now take to the streets.

The National Union of Educators (UNE) stated that while the Court’s ruling does not constitute a pre-trial judgment, it is “an initial step forward in the defense of rights and the Constitution.”

In addition to the laws approved by the ruling majority in the National Assembly (Parliament), many sectors oppose the administrative efficiency plan announced by the Executive, which includes institutional restructuring and the dismissal of public officials.

About 15 organizations, including the United Workers’ Front (FUT), the UNE, the Ecuadorian Medical Federation, and the Popular Front, are participating in the preparations for the demonstration.

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