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Chilean copper miners announce strike

Prensa Latina | July 2, 2011 | 5:31 pm Base Metals Latin America Copper

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The Chilean Federation of Copper Workers announced a strike for July 11 to oppose plans to privatize the state-owned National Copper Company (Codelco).

The management of Codelco, the biggest copper producer in the world, is preparing for privatization, said Raimundo Espinoza, a leader of the workers’ federation, FTC.

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