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8,000 Peruvian Miners Dismissed Amid Gobal Financial Downturn
[2009-02-12 12:52:36]
At least 8,000 Peruvian miners have been dismissed in recent months as metal prices drop on sagging demand amid the global financial crisis, a labor union leader said Tuesday.
Mining and iron-steel companies in Peru dismissed the workers after metal prices dropped on the international market, said Luis Castillo, general secretary of the Mining, Metallurgic and Iron-Steel Federation.
He said the mining workers were making a great contribution to the national income, but their current working situation was "a serious problem."
Many of the 130,000 workers linked to mining production are doing their jobs at heights of 4,000 meters above sea level or in mineshafts of great depth, and have to work between 12 and 14 hours a day.
Mining and iron-steel companies in Peru dismissed the workers after metal prices dropped on the international market, said Luis Castillo, general secretary of the Mining, Metallurgic and Iron-Steel Federation.
He said the mining workers were making a great contribution to the national income, but their current working situation was "a serious problem."
Many of the 130,000 workers linked to mining production are doing their jobs at heights of 4,000 meters above sea level or in mineshafts of great depth, and have to work between 12 and 14 hours a day.
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