RE: Coal strike.18 Mar 2020 06:36
Cerrejon is trying to reduce, freeze and eliminate benefits for employees using the fall in coal prices as an excuse while ignoring the depreciation of the Colombian peso against the dollar, the union leader said.
The company exported 26.3 million tonnes of coal in 2019 and has 5,896 workers, of which 4,600 are union members.
Sintracarbon is demanding a pay rise of 7.8%, as well as additional health, education and accommodation benefits. The mining company offered a rise of 3.8% to match inflation in 2019.