State of emergency in the education sector
The government declared a state of emergency in the education sector in July 1991 to avoid the loss of the school year due to the SUTEP's indefinite strike. The teachers' strike lasted 104 days and ended on August 23, 1991.
In July 1991, the Peruvian government declared a state of emergency in the education sector in response to the indefinite strike of SUTEP (Sindicato Unitario de Trabajadores en la Educación del Perú) which had been going on since May. The measure was taken in order to avoid jeopardizing the school year, which was seriously affected by the teachers' strike. The SUTEP strike lasted 104 days and finally ended on August 23, 1991, when teachers returned to the classroom. This emergency measure was framed in a context of multiple labor conflicts and strikes in various sectors of the Peruvian State during that period.