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The Federation of Copper Workers started the strike early Wednesday morning.

Stories in the headlines. police in the ecuadorean capital quito fired tier gas at protesters who tried to storm congress. its the tenth day of demonstrations over living costs, in a standoff between the government and indigenous protesters. their demands to lift a state of emergency in six of the countrys 24 provinces have been rejected by the authorities. the worlds largest copper producer codelco has reached an agreement with workers to end a strike over the closure of a smelter in central ch...

The strike follows government decision to close a foundry to curtail pollution in community.

Latin American News Agency

A labour union official said that workers at Chile's state-owned Codelco will begin a nationwide strike on Wednesday to protest the government and the company's decision to close a struggling Ventanas smelter.

News of the strike comes amid an historic $583 million reinvestment plan for Codelco announced by the government.

Workers at Chilean state-owned mining giant Codelco, the worlds largest copper producer, launched a major strike on Wednesday to protest the closure of a smelter over environmental issues, though the...

Mining stocks also slid, with BHP Group down almost 10% from the previous week, Glencore down 8%, and Freeport-McMoRan down 16%.

Some 3,500 ArcelorMittal steelworkers in Mexico demanded full profit sharing while copper workers protested the closure of Valencia smelter in Chile.

Workers at Chile’s state-owned Codelco will start a nationwide strike on Wednesday to protest the government’s and the company’s decision to close a troubled smelter.