Workers at Chilean state-owned mining giant Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, launched a major strike on Wednesday to protest the closure of a smelter over environmental issues, though the government downplayed the impact on operations.
The Federation of Copper Workers, an umbrella group of Codelco's unions, said 50,000 workers were expected to strike, including staff and contractors after the Ventanas smelter was shuttered despite calls for investment to keep it open.
"There is no stoppage of mining sites," Finance Minister Mario Marcel said at a news conference, hours after the strike started. "Therefore the impact on financial income is basically zero." "Since this was announced, we took steps to, first of all, guarantee people's safety and, on the other hand, continue operations," Sougarret said.
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