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CHILE-MINING-STRIKE-ESCONDIDA
A bus with workers crosses a barricade of stiking miners after leaving the Escondida Mine in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile on August 18th, 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 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. With the crippling strike in its 12th day and negotiations ended, President Michelle Bachelet stepped into the breach, naming Labor Minister Osvaldo Andrade to mediate in the dispute. 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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3459 x 2264 (2.03 MB) |
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