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CHILE-MINING-STRIKE-ESCONDIDA
A van crosses a barricade set up by strikers, that was opened to evacuate 300 workers from La Escondida copper mine in Antofasgasta, 1200 km north of Santiago 18 August 2006. The Chilean government Friday stepped into an escalating labor dispute at the world's biggest copper mine after its operator, Anglo-Australian resources giant BHP Billiton, shut operations and broke off negotiations with striking unionized workers. BHP Billiton said it had been forced to close the Escondida Mine in northern Chile because of safety concerns over actions taken by striking workers and would pursue legal actions against union workers who blocked access roads to the mine."This is illegal pressure," Pedro Marin, a spokesman for the striking miners, told AFP. He accused BHP Billiton of trying to "scare" workers. AFP PHOTO / JORGE MUNOZ
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Antofagasta, CHILE |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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JORGE MUÑOZ |
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18 August 2006 |
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4197 x 2628 (1.9 MB) |
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