Peru: Miners stage sit in protests amidst Covid-19 safety concerns surrounding reopening of mines
摘要
日期: 2020年6月18日
地點: 秘魯
企業
Antamina (joint venture BHP, Glencore, Teck Resources, Mitsubishi Corporation) - Parent Company項目
Antamina - Unknown受影響的
受影響的總人數: 數字未知
工人: ( 數字未知 - 地點未知 - 未知行业 , Gender not reported )議題
Strikes and other work stoppages , 雇員 , Occupational Health & Safety回應
Response sought: 否
資訊來源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2020年6月18日
地點: 秘魯
企業
Grupo México - Parent Company , Southern Copper (part of Grupo México) - Subsidiary項目
Grupo Mexico Copper Mine(s) in Peru (Mine Name Unknown) - Unknown受影響的
受影響的總人數: 數字未知
工人: ( 數字未知 - 地點未知 - 未知行业 , Gender not reported )議題
Occupational Health & Safety , Covid-19回應
Response sought: 否
資訊來源: News outlet
“Exclusive: Peru miners restart pandemic-hit operations with mass testing, isolating workers”, 18 June 2020
Peru's miners are revving up stalled operations with mass testing, isolation periods and revamped shift patterns…
… [U]nions for mine workers have voiced concerns that some planned shifts are too long while testing and protective measures need to be strengthened.
At least 41 large Peruvian firms have put in place government-mandated hygiene protocols as they seek to reach full capacity …
[Pablo de la Flor, executive director of the National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy] said every company was carrying out rapid tests on workers before deploying them … [and] 160,000-170,000 miners [had returned] to operations…
Shift systems had been reorganized … Distancing rules of 1-1.5 meters was a challenge at the mines, which was something the sector was "trying to solve".
Industry concern had centered on the massive Antamina mine, controlled by BHP and Glencore, which reported 210 COVID-19 infections in April. It was [one of the worst outbreaks] worldwide.
Mine workers have staged sit-in protests at some mines demanding stronger protective measures, Jorge Juárez, leader of Peru's mining and steel workers' federation told Reuters.
Juárez said unions objected to 42-day shifts that some firms were imposing, with 21-day breaks. He said the federation was pushing for more checks to ensure worker safety…
"We have rigorous distancing protocols … personnel … vulnerable due to age or illness have been removed," said Raúl Jacob, vice president of finance at Southern Copper.