A two-week strike by workers expanding the Panama Canal has ended after they won wage increases, a union leader said Wednesday.
The agreement to end the stoppage was announced by Saul Mendez, secretary general of the construction workers union Suntracs.
The strike was by construction workers throughout Panama. Workers involved in big projects like the canal expansion will get an 11 percent raise this year and further increases over the next three years, Mendez said.
Until now, skilled workers in the canal project were earning $3.99 an hour.