Chile’s Antofagasta and unionised workers at its ZaldÃvar mine entered into mediation with the government on Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to stave off a strike amid a coronavirus outbreak in the South American nation.
Workers at the mine voted in favor of a walk-off late last week after rejecting a new contract offer, which they said had stripped some current benefits.
The company has agreed to continue to dialogue. A period of government mediation will run through July 22, the union told Reuters.