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| Subcontracted Mining Workers In Chile Threaten Escondida Strike |
| Written by James Fowler |
| Tuesday, 01 December 2009 04:06 |
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Workers are demanding an increase that’s just one quarter the pay raise given BHP staff The Escondida mine is the worlds biggest copper mine which last year produced 23 percent of Chiles total national output. Photo rights to Nasa |







Subcontracted workers at the Escondida copper mine in Chile's Region II on Monday threatened strike action unless mine owner BHP Billiton increases wages.