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UNION AT BHP'S ESCONDIDA COPPER MINE IN CHILE SIGNS NEW DEAL, ENDING RISK OF STRIKE

  • NEWS Desk Global
  • Aug 19, 2024
  • 1 min read



The union at Chile's Escondida copper mine, the world's largest, signed a deal on Sunday with BHP, ending a strike that could have threatened global supplies of the red metal.

The three-year deal included changes in labour conditions such as "initiatives to optimize shift changes, increase equipment utilization and compliance with the 40-hour law," BHP said in a statement announcing the deal.

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