One dead 300 injured in battles between police and striking banana workers

 A warning  has been issued to American citizens to keep off the roads in Bocas del Toro where battles between police and striking banana workers have led to at least 300 injuries and one death.
The riots, originally ignited by protests over the new 9 in one law were restarted on Thursday night, hours after The Minister of the Presidency, Jimmy Papadimitriu had said that he recognized that the employers had committed errors.
Late last night, after meetings with the workers’ to try to reduce tempers he asked residents of Changuinola to stay at home.
In the afternoon dozens of injured were taken to hospital after disturbances between workers and riot police..
The workers, members of the Banana Industry Union at the Bocas Fruit Company, protested a week ago against the recently passed Law 30 (9 in 1) that introduced reforms to the Labor Code.

Tthe new law changed the right to strike of workers and the compulsory discounting of union dues was eliminated
Papadimitriu, claimed that "evildoers" are trying to take advantage of the situation.