ically, very good,“ Orlando Varas, president of a national union for blind workers, told reporters in the port of Valparaiso where Congress meets. The 24 people left the capital of Santiago by foot on Saturday morning, walked the entire stretch of highway to Valparaiso, and reached Congress around noon on Tuesday. They are asking the government to give them a „dignified job,“ Varas said. He accused Santiago Mayor Jaime Ravinet of arbitrarily not renewing their licenses to work as street vendors downtown, Varas said. Ravinet has booted out illegal street vendors in the city centre in an effort to unclutter streets and remove tax evaders.