Workers at the largest copper mine in the world, located in northern Chile, stated on Tuesday that

they will go on a three-day strike the following week to protest “severe security events.” “at the mine in Escondida.

The Escondida Mining union announced in a statement that more over 2,400 miners will walk out from Monday through Wednesday.

With a yearly output of 5.6 million tonnes, or about one-third of the whole worldwide output. Chile is the world’s greatest producer of copper.

The mine employees’ 44-day strikes in 2017 was the longest in Chilean mining history. 

The ratification of a new collective agreement prevented a possible strike in August 2021

Around 1.1 million tonnes of copper are produc annually at the open-air Escondida mine in Antofagusta.

Workers accused BHP of anti-union tactics and the “violation of fundamental rights”

The union claimed that the corporation, which has not responded, has refused to look for ways to resolve their problems.