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Chile's main ports remain paralyzed amid clashes with police and suspended negotiations
Chile's main ports continued paralyzed as negotiations between striking workers and authorities are at an impasse and ugly skirmishes with police play out amid millions of cases of perishable export produce which are likely to spoil. Read full article
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Jan 17th, 2014 - 11:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0only in argentina related posts?
says it all
What is there to say?
Jan 17th, 2014 - 03:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It is a strike and a very damaging one. The port workers take advantage of the high season for export of perishable goods to hold the whole industry hostage.
Perhaps no one comments because there is:
- no one lying about the issue
- no one denying that it is happening
- no Chilean politicians saying that the strike is being orchestrated by (delete as appropriate) foreign pirates / the foreign owned media / spiderman
Just a boring, but damaging industrial dispute.
@ 1 paulcedron
Jan 17th, 2014 - 04:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I begin to understand why the Daggy chap calls you ignorant.
Chile does not have a hysterical and unsupported claim on the Falklands, that's why.
Condorito
Jan 17th, 2014 - 04:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Ask Pepe for a hand...
;)
Condorito
Jan 17th, 2014 - 05:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Or give the workers a rise...
;-)
Yes, Condorito, why don't they just stick to the initial arrangement? Is it that bad for the stats?
Jan 17th, 2014 - 05:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@4 Why? Can he break one off?
Jan 17th, 2014 - 06:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@5, 6 Why don't you give all your “workers” a 30% rise. With your booming economy, you can afford it. 35%?
@Think
Jan 17th, 2014 - 06:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Good to see you back.
I am sure they will get a rise.
@paul
See, lots of people commenting.
@Stevie
Which stats?
If the workers were promised such a payment and an agreement or accord was reached stipulating it, the they are due it.
Jan 17th, 2014 - 08:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Or was it a secret clause?
I hope Bachelet and the Chilean population are ready! With Chile's move further away from developing to a developed economy, labour law restructuring is inevitable and always leads to disputes as legacy benefits are phased out. Australia in the 80s is a good comparison as we opened the economy up to become more dynamic and competitive and provide a new foundation for growth.
And considering we are now in our 21st consecutive year of economic growth, that new foundation worked.
And who are you? The ozzie minister of tourism?
Jan 17th, 2014 - 08:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I bet you are a politician, you fit the job perfectly.
A lot of good ideas for everybody else combined with an apathy to improve your own situation...
21 years and you STILL can't marry whom you wish...
9 Anglotino
Jan 18th, 2014 - 02:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0nevermind “stevie” - he just did a
'Think“ blunder and stayed logged on as ”Stevie“ to respond to a ”Paul” subject - uh-oh !!
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No, I merely gave an English lesson to a Brit smartass. He was begging for it...
Jan 18th, 2014 - 07:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0Oh Stevie duck
Jan 18th, 2014 - 12:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Should I duck?
Jan 18th, 2014 - 12:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0:)
What for? It's not like your lots insults are hitting the target...
Stevie duck
Jan 19th, 2014 - 05:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0I was on topic at comment 9. You weren't. Though I still can't find my insult.
Keep at it duck.
Ha ha, “Stevie Duck” or “Duckie” or “ducks” - cute nick for a l'il Tupa
Jan 20th, 2014 - 06:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0Chile's worst enemies are not always situated inside the countries of the neighboring troika, they can also be in Chile's most strategic locations.
Jan 20th, 2014 - 02:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Philippe
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