Port workers’ demonstrations and clashes in Valparaíso, Chile

On October 1, 2025, in Valparaíso, Chile, @Supersesamo shared a video of port workers staging large demonstrations that disrupted the city’s port sector. In the video, barricades were set up along key routes as workers lit tires on fire, creating heavy smoke, while clashes erupted as protesters threw blunt objects at police officers. Police units remained deployed in the Plaza Sotomayor area to maintain public order and used water cannons to extinguish burning barricades. Workers are demanding job stability, health benefits, and respect for DS 594, among other labor protections.