The union reiterated its demand for 1% of dividends to distribute equally amongst employees and stated the present supply by the corporate additionally prolonged work days and reduce advantages.
The assertion stated the present supply makes use of “one-time bonuses that attempt to conceal the definitive lack of circumstances.”
Chilean laws lets both get together name for 5 days of presidency mediation, extendable by one other 5 days if each events agree, to avert a strike.
In a press release, BHP stated it might request authorities mediation in “the approaching days” and hopes to succeed in “an settlement suitable with employee aspirations and Escondida’s future sustainability.”
BHP owns greater than half of Escondida, together with Rio Tinto and JECO Corp.
(By Fabian Cambero and Daina Beth Solomon; Modifying by Alexander Villegas, Brendan O’Boyle and David Gregorio)