 New prices took effect on 3 October.On 2 October 2019, the union central Frente Unitario de los Trabajadores (FUT), the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), the Popular Front and the student union Federation of University Students of Ecuador (FEUE) announced national protests against the government measures.The protests began on 3 October 2019, as taxi, bus and truck drivers came out in protest against the planned abolition of the fuel subsidies.