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Strike against layoffs grips Puerto Rico capital
- A general strike in Puerto Rico by public workers protesting government layoffs gripped the capital's financial district on Thursday, shutting many businesses and schools and disrupting some official agencies.

Labor unions in the U.S. Caribbean island territory called the 24-hour strike to protest the firing of thousands of workers by the government, which is trying to shrink a $3.2 billion budget deficit.

Governor Luis Fortuno, who last month announced the firing of 17,000 public workers, appealed for calm and said layoffs would avoid further downgrade of the island's credit rating.

"Nobody supports firings, but there was no other option," he told local media. Over 4,000 workers were fired in June.


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