Feb 19, 2011
[Note: The union and employer have reached an agreement since this report was published.] Armed troops and police are waging a brutal crackdown against dock workers fighting port privatisation in yet another war on the...
Read MoreFeb 10, 2011
[ENGLISH SUMMARY: Members of the SUTRAMPORPC union in Callao, Peru, have won their demands after 3-week strike impacted the country’s mineral and other exports. The government tried, and failed, to replace them with...
Read MoreFeb 9, 2011
[ENGLISH SUMMARY: After nearly three weeks of striking in Peru’s largest port, the SUTRAMPORPC union has won its demand that the employer negotiate with them, and will return to work today with a financial bonus for each...
Read MoreFeb 8, 2011
Navy soldiers have been placed at the Port of Callao to unload ships during the dockworkers strike, but have failed to meet the government’s hopes for productivity. 2008 photo of Callao. A strike at Peru’s main port...
Read MoreJan 31, 2011
[ENGLISH SUMMARY: More than a week into a dockworkers’ strike in Callao, Peru, the Minister of Transportation and Communications is encouraging both sides to reach a solution. The employer was a no-show at Friday’s...
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