Peru
Reforms for the public water sector designed by the international financial institutions in the 1990s caused water utilities to collapse into economic crisis, while workers and consumers suffered negative economic, public health and social effects. Now these same institutions argue that the public water sector has failed and privatization is the answer.
Read more about the water struggles in Peru:
- Bankruptcy and Privatization of Water Rejected in Tumbes
- Access to Clean and Affordable water in Peru
- In Peru: An Essay on the Failure of Water Privatization
For more information (in Spanish) on water rights struggles in Peru check the website of the Federacion Nacional de Trabajadores del Agua Potable y Alcantarillado del Peru.
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