Latin America: some 20.000 miners lost their job since the beginning of the crisis

nd for metal, leading to continuous production cuts, thousands of miners are unemployed in Chile, Peru, Brazil and Mexico. The governments are starting to express concern, while the different unions of the sector are announcing strikes. (Ref. 090144)

Chile badly hit. Job losses seriously affect Latin American mines, a key-sector on which the economy of many regions depends. In Chile, where copper represented the major national wealth, the situation is particularly alarming. The government...