Some have turned to so-called webcam work, performing sexual acts on the internet for money. “I don’t see any other way to pay for the semester,” said Gabriela Delgado, 22, a music student and hunger striker. For weeks she slept in a tent between the economics and humanities buildings, shuffling to daily medical check-ins. When she had the energy, she pulled out her cello to play fragments of Bach for fellow protesters. The strike ended on Aug. 28 without the government meeting their demands.

Source: New York Times September 04, 2020 06:56 UTC