Peru: Port workers strike as unrest spreads
Peru: Port workers strike as unrest spreads
Monday, May 25, 2015
A new popular uprising has started in Peru at the port of Callao, crucial for international trade and the handling of the majority of the country’s seaborne cargo.
After 10 months of unresolved negotiations with transnational company, APM Terminals Peruvian longshore workers from the port of Callao, west of Lima, decided to take to the streets and march.
This latest demonstration follows an earlier strike against the company on May 13, with workers demanding pay rises in relation to the company's profits, full healthcare coverage, and training.
The confrontation adds to the already 175 active conflicts in the country that President Ollanta Humala has to deal with. The issue is important for the administration as APM is the third largest terminal operator in the world and receives 35% of all cargo entering Peru. Last year, APM derived almost US$17 billion of its net profits from operations in Peru alone.
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