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To: LoneClone who wrote (37534)	5/24/2009 9:32:24 AM
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Walkouts at 2 Peru mines as general strike looms miningweekly.com By: Reuters 23rd May 2009 LIMA - Workers plan to go on strike on Saturday at Peruvian gold miner Poderosa, the leader of the country's largest federation of mine workers said on Friday, as the group prepares for a nationwide walkout. Miners at Poderosa, which last year produced just over 3 million fine grams of gold, want higher wages and better working conditions. The company is in the northern region of La Libertad, some 311 miles (500 km) north of the capital, Lima. "Everyone will go on strike," Luis Castillo, leader of Peru's federation of mining unions, told Reuters about the 800 or so workers at the small mine. Elsewhere, he said miners at Morococha, which last year produced some 40 000 tonnes of zinc, are on strike and have been since Thursday. "The company has not paid the workers for two months," said Castillo, who estimates about 600 people are on strike at the mine, some 87 miles (140 km) east of Lima. NATIONAL MINING STRIKE LOOMS Walkouts at the two small Peruvian miners come as the National Federation of Mine and Steel Workers gets ready for a general strike called to start on June 15. Unionized mine workers are upset by job cuts spurred by the global economic slowdown, which has slammed prices for most metals from Peru, a major global exporter. They also want a bigger share of profits and improved retirement rules. The federation says some 9 750 mine workers have lost their jobs since November. On Friday, Peru's mining ministry said it was planning to meet with Castillo over the weekend in a bid to avoid a nationwide work stoppage. The group held a nearly one-week strike last year, which hit some key mines and helped push global copper prices to record highs. The walkout had a minimal impact on production as managers called in temporary workers. Peru, the world's largest silver producer, ranks second in copper and zinc and sixth in gold output.