Peruvian miners have began their second national strike this year after the government failed to meet demands on pensions, profit sharing and rights for subcontracted workers, a union spokesman said.
Mr Cirilo Yarihuaman of Mining Federation said “The government has had plenty of time to get the reforms passed in Congress. We have no choice but to strike."
Peru is a major global metals producer and the government said 6% of the nation's roughly 120,000 miners were on strike. The federation that called the strike has 22,000 members and said about 16,000 workers walked off the job.
As per reports, the strike has effected following operations
YANACOCHA - Unionized workers at Peru's Yanacocha, the largest gold mine in Latin America went on strike. Yanacocha is controlled by US based Newmont Mining Corp.
SOUTHERN COPPER - Southern Copper Corp's Toquepala and Cuajone mines and its Ilo smelter were affected by strikes.
ANTAMINA - Workers said they were on strike at Antamina, Peru's largest copper producer, which is controlled by, among others, Switzerland based Xstrata and BHP Billiton
CERRO VERDE - A union leader at Cerro Verde, Peru's No. 4 copper producer, said workers were on strike.
TINTAYA - At Tintaya, a major copper mine, which is run by Switzerland based Xstrata union leader Walter Zaire said workers were on strike
BUENAVENTURA - Buenaventura, the largest Peruvian precious metals miner, said the strike shut its main silver mine, Uchucchacua.
DOE RUN -
Doe Run Peru's Cobriza mine was shut by the strike.
SHOUGANG HIERRO PERU - At Chinese-owned iron-ore miner Shougang Hierro Peru workers were on strike, a laborer who was at the union hall and company officials said "About 600 of 1,800 workers, or 30 percent, are working.”
VOLCAN - Workers at Volcan, a leading zinc producer in Peru, were not on strike as they are negotiating a new contract with the company
BARRICK GOLD - Workers at Barrick Gold Corp's two Peruvian mines did not join the nationwide walkout
MILPO - The strike did not spread to Milpo, one of Peru's top zinc producers, the company said.
