[sustran] Public Transport in Peru

[Carlos Cordero V.]

Dear sustran sucribers,

Peruvian newspapers quoted today that the main public transport trade
unions, which join private owned buses drivers, are ready to sue Peruvian State.
One of the trade unions is asking for a compensation of 321 million peruvian
soles - about US 107 million dollars- per year since 1994.

The proposed Law suit is against a peruvian law wich states that University
students (about 500,000) have the right to pay a half price fare, this
situation represent a subsidy to the students which should be compensated by
the State. According to the trade unions it is the cause for their looses as
a private companies.  Another present argument is that a Law  with lower
fares for students and free pass for uniformed police forces, is
inconstitutional since is not according with a free market.

Few weeks ago there was a trade union strike under the same arguments and
trade unions announce new protest measures in case their reclaims are not
addressed. 

Carlos Cordero V
CICLORED
Centro de Capacitacio'n y Asesori'a 
para el Transporte y Ambiente 

San Juan 242
Lima 33

tel: 51 1 4460175 (nuevo telf)
fax: 51 1 4472675

e mail: ccordero at amauta.rcp.net.pe