April 19, 2022 11:44 GMT
Strikes and Protests Dominate Headlines
PERU
- Peruvian unions in the Cusco region hold a general strike to demand a new constitution and protest against inflation, local media reported.
- Prime Minister Anibal Torres and other members of the cabinet are in the region holding talks with union leaders to lift strike. (BBG)
- Peruvian authorities have called a meeting for Wednesday to seek a resolution to the latest protest affecting MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine.
- Members of the Fuerabamba community entered the mine site to stage protests, disrupting operations, Raul Jacob, who heads Peru’s mining and energy society SNMPE, said at an event, according to an audio file sent by the society. (BBG)
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