Chilean workers go on national strike for 40-hour week, wage rise

Record ID: 1988114

  • Title: Chilean workers go on national strike for 40-hour week, wage rise
  • Date: 3rd April 2025
  • Summary: SANTIAGO, CHILE (APRIL 3, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF DRUMMERS PARTICIPATING IN WORKERS MARCH VARIOUS OF CENTRAL UNITARY WORKERS (CUT) MARCHING ALONG MAIN AVENUE PUPPET IN DEMONSTRATION WORKERS MARCHING (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CUT GENERAL SECRETARY, ERIC CAMPOS, SAYING: "Today we are marching all over Chile in this active national strike by the CUT for different territorial a
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  • Keywords: CUT Chile Santiago Trade Union health workers march protest workers
  • Location: SANTIAGO, CHILE
  • City: SANTIAGO, CHILE
  • Country: Chile
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,South America / Central America,Civil Unrest
  • Reuters ID: LVA001405203042025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Union workers started a nationwide strike in Chile to pile up pressure for better wages and a 40-hour work week on Thursday (April 3).
    Hundreds of Strikers marched through the streets of Santiago, saying the government of President Gabriel Boric has not done enough for workers rights. Health and education workers also joined the march.
    The national strike was called by the Central Workers' Union (CUT). Further mobilizations have been threatened without progress on workers' demands.
    (Production: Jorge Vega, Gloria Lopez)
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