Exporters on high alert as strikes hit Chile’s ports once again

Thursday, January 9th 2014 - 06:43 UTC

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Stoppages spread across Chile as workers claim they are owed thousands of dollars in compensation agreed to in resolution to strikes last year. Fruit exports in Central Chile and copper shipments in the North have been stalled as workers from several major ports across the country have gone on strike, raising fears the export-oriented economy could see a repeat of last year's strikes which lasted three weeks and cost millions of dollars. Read full article

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Klingon
Fire the lot of them and employ new non union workers. Dockside workers are filth, holding a country to ransom.
Jan 09th, 2014 - 11:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Philippe
Chile's worst enemies are not always situated in neighboring countries.

Philippe
Jan 09th, 2014 - 03:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Stevie
How about compensating them as agreed? Not good for the stats? No?
Jan 10th, 2014 - 12:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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