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Food vendors in La Paz ask for help amid pandemic

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La Paz, June 19 (EFE).- Cries of "we want to work" returned on Friday to the center of La Paz, this time from workers of the fast-food industry, another sector that joins the many protests in Bolivia denouncing the stoppage of their economic activities due to coronavirus lockdown.A protest march before the authorities asked for the authorisation of these small businesses to offer alternatives such as door-to-door sales, as has been allowed for restaurants and large food chains. (Camera: MARTIN ALIPAZ)FOOTAGE SHOWS PROTEST HELD BY WORKERS OF THE FAST FOOD INDUSTRY IN LA PAZ, BOLIVIA.

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