Unionised mine workers in Chile, the world’s top copper producer, warned on Thursday that health should take precedence over output, one day after State-run Codelco’s unions threatened a walkout at some of its operations.
Workers with the Federation of Copper Workers said there had been an "alarming" spike in coronavirus cases at some mines, one week after a miner at the company´s massive Chuquicamata mine died from Covid-19.
"This is a general warning, in case the administration does not take the measures," Liliana Ugarte, head of the Chuquicamata 2 union, told Reuters on Thursday. "The lives of our people are more important than any production targets."