Argentine Police Attack Workers Occupying Kraft Plant

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Submitted by Doug Cunningham on September 28, 2009 - 6:14pm

Argentine police attacked workers occupying a Buenos Aires Kraft plant this weekend. Jesse Russell reports:

Eleven workers were injured and more than 60 arrested as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at workers at a Kraft plant in Buenos Aires this weekend. The laid off workers had been occupying the plant and halted operations. A recent agreement between the Labor Ministry and Kraft promises to honor existing jobs, but didn’t address 150 workers who were let go in August. In addition to occupying the plant former employees blocked an access road to the plant on Friday.