Speaker 1: On this Day and Working Class History the thirtieth of
Speaker 1: December and on the thirtieth of December nineteen thirty, indigenous
Speaker 1: workers on the Paseo Hacienda in the northern Ecuadorial Highlands
Speaker 1: went on strike and were joined by others working nearby,
Speaker 1: demanding better pay and conditions. They attacked the main hassienda
Speaker 1: house and forced local officials to flee. The government sent
Speaker 1: in troops to arrest strike leaders and destroy their houses,
Speaker 1: but the workers held firm and one concessions. More importantly,
Speaker 1: it helped spark a wave of rural protest in the country.
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