Perú - Anti-union dismissals at Southern Peru Copper Corporation

The national federation of mining and metal workers FNTMMSP (Federación Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, Metalúrgicos y Siderúrgicos del Perú) denounced anti-union practices at Southern Peru Copper Corporation (owned by Grupo México), following a series of anti-union dismissals. The dismissals were made in retaliation for the workers’ participation in the national strike called by the FNTMMSP in July 2017. Peru’s deputy minister of mines expressed support for the workers, stating that the dismissals were illegal.