Chile port workers end strike

SANTIAGO: A deal has been reached to end much of the massive port strike that has slammed exports from the world’s top copper metal producer Chile but two ports are still negotiating, a union leader said on Saturday.

Workers at the key ports of Angamos, Antofagasta and Iquique in the mineral-rich north will return to work on Saturday, Richard Orellana, head of the Angamos port union said.

They will, however, walk off their jobs if the two outstanding ports don’t reach a deal, Orellana added.

Unions at the central ports of Valparaiso and San Antonio are still negotiating a deal amid worry there could be retaliation for the stoppage. Reuters

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