In a manifesto released on social media, the signatory groups warn that the country is facing a crisis marked by violence, economic hardship, and the erosion of social rights.

Among their main demands is the need for effective security, noting that Ecuador ended 2025 with nearly 10,000 homicides and the highest rate of violent deaths in its history.

The organizations also demand improved working conditions, including salary increases for teachers and public employees, after more than a decade of frozen wages in the face of rising living costs.

They also reject government reforms and decisions that, in their view, generate instability, layoffs, and the weakening of workers’ acquired rights, such as the recent ministerial agreement on labor flexibility, with workdays of up to 10 hours.

The manifesto also questions the reform to the Organic Code of Territorial Organization, Autonomy, and Decentralization, arguing that it would cut resources for social programs and community services under the administration of prefectures and municipalities.

The document also includes a demand for truth and justice for the forced disappearance in 2024 of the minors Ismael, Steven, Josue, and Nehemias, as well as criticisms of extractive policies that, according to the signatories, endanger territories, communities, and water sources.

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