Chile’s port strikes hitting fruit more than copper: experts

By Cecilia Jamasmie

The series of fast-spreading port strikes in Chile, ignited by the top copper union mid-March, has started to also affect shipments of fruit, wine and wood pulp, keeping thousands of workers idle in the export-dependent nation.

According to the former head of state miner Codelco, Diego Hernandez, who is the current CEO of …read more