Bolivia: Workers stage hunger strike at Glencore zinc mine
Résumé
Date indiquée: 13 Avr 2016
Lieu: Bolivie
Entreprises
Sinchi Wayra-Illapa - Subsidiary , Glencore - Parent CompanyProjets
Sinchi Wayra-Illapa Zinc Mine(s) in Bolivia (Mine Name Unknown) - UnknownConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs: ( Chiffre inconnu - Lieu inconnu - Secteur inconnu , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Strikes and other work stoppages , Occupational Health & Safety , Employés , MortsRéponse
Response sought: Non
Type de source: News outlet
"Workers stage hunger strike at Glencore Bolivia zinc mine", 13 April 2016
Workers went on strike at one of Glencore's Bolivian zinc mines to pressure for the ouster of one of the executives, a union leader said.
Workers began a hunger strike at the Bolívar mine in Oruro department, a unit of Glencore's Sinchi Wayra, to demand the removal of general manager Juan Carlos Trillo, Bolívar union leader Germán Chaparro said. The union has informed both the company and the labor ministry, he said.
The union accuses Trillo of cutting back on worker benefits and of being responsible for an accident that led to the death of a miner at the mine, Chaparro said during a broadcast press conference. The workers gave Trillo 48 hours to leave, he said.
A Glencore spokesman did not immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment...