Civig groups uniting to fight privatization moves

Panama’s National Civic Coordinator, which brings together 60 citizen groups, has,called for a public debate on Bill 349, which  plans to create a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and which led to the recent doctor's strike.

The statement comes at the beginning of the extraordinary sessions of the National Assembly on Monday December 5. 

Part of the statement said that "if the government did not understand the message from society, to initiate a public debate between all Panamanians  or let them decide through a referendum, if  the country is to be sold   financial capital groups  and  large transnational corporations.”

The Coordinator has invited people to the National Assembly on Monday  at 4:00 pm to ask members to withdraw  the bill. 

From Thursday   December 15 Coordinator members will  held a vigil in El Carmen Church of Carmen at 5:00 pm.