PCP-SL infiltration in CITE strikes
In 1985, the PCP-SL infiltrated the strikes called by the CITE (Central de Trabajadores Públicos) in Lima, as part of its strategy to expand its presence in the trade union movement weakened by the economic crisis.
Beginning in 1985, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) began to infiltrate the strikes called by the CITE (Central de Trabajadores Públicos). This infiltration was part of the Shining Path's strategy to expand its presence in the union and neighborhood movement in Lima, taking advantage of the weakening of the unions caused by the economic crisis. The infiltration of these mobilizations of public workers allowed the PCP-SL to gain presence in organized labor sectors of the capital. This infiltration process took place in the context of a general increase in subversive activity in Metropolitan Lima during the second half of the 1980s.