Workers at Peru’s only iron ore mine to strike

Shougang Hierro Perú workers have agreed to go on indefinite strike before September 15 to agitate for better working conditions.

Shougang Hierro Perú is a subsidiary of Shougang Group of China and owns the only productive iron ore mine in Peru.

Approximately 1,000 workers are expected to adhere to the strike according to Julio Ortiz, general secretary of the trade union of Shougang.

Source (Spanish): La Republica