Cerrejon Mine Workers Vote in Favour of Strike ActionCerrejon is a coal mining venture that BHP Billiton, Anglo American and Xstrata own in Colombia. Each company holds 33.3% of stake in the mine. The union of mine workers at the mine have voted in favour of a walkout over wage issues. The National Union ofCameron Chai 31 Jan 11 Laborstart Alvaro Lopez, head of labour relations at the mine said that the negotiations about wages and worker demands will resume next week. He was hopeful that both sides would be able to reach a compromise that would avert the walkout. A strike by the union workers would paralyze the mine and bring production operations to a halt. Cerrejon is the largest open pit mine in the world that produces coal for export from Colombia. The problems at the mine have not been unique. All over Latin America mine workers are rallying for higher salaries and more perks. |
