On January 21, the General Union of Third-Party Agricultural Workers (UGTTA), which represents 1,010 subcontracted workers at Indupalma, declared a strike in San Alberto. This strike is a response to persistent refusal from the company to treat its subcontracted workers with respect and its subsequent refusal to negotiate with the workers. In the days leading up to the strike, UGTAA members documented at least four threats of violence and death related to members’ individual participation in the strike. The union is asking the Ministry of Labor to facilitate labor formalization negotiations between the union and the company.