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Strike at BHP's Chile mines continue
A strike by workers for BHP's Escondida and Spence copper mines in Chile entered its fifth day on Monday, as the union awaited a decision by labour authorities over whether substitute workers the company called in are legal, a union leader told Reuters.
The 200-member union, which runs BHP's Integrated Operations Centre in Santiago, walked off the job last Thursday. Global miner BHP subsequently called in substitute workers keep the mine running, a move the union said violated their right to an effective strike.
"We are waiting for the audits in the DT (Labor Directorate) to address the issue of replacements," said Jessica Orellana, president of the guild. She told Reuters that there had been no move to return to talks with BHP.
Workers for the union are considered contractors by BHP, which has raised questions about whether substitute workers can be hired to replace them during a strike. Chilean labour law in some cases forbids such replacements.
BHP told Reuters in a brief statement that both Spence and Escondida "have adopted contingency plans to maintain its operations, always fully respecting the legal framework governing collective bargaining."- Nampa/Reuters
Vodafone gets 5G deal with Huawei
Vodafone's Italian unit has secured conditional approval from Rome to use equipment made by China's Huawei in its 5G radio access network, two sources close to the matter said.
Italy can block or impose tough conditions on deals involving non-EU vendors under "golden powers", which have been used three times since 2012 to block foreign interest in industries deemed to be of strategic importance.
The government of national unity led by Prime Minister Mario Draghi authorised the deal between Vodafone and Huawei on May 20, one of the two sources told Reuters, asking not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.
As in similar deals, the government imposed a set of prescriptions including restrictions on remote intervention by Huawei to fix technical glitches and an extremely high security threshold, the source added.
The United States has lobbied Italy and other European allies to avoid using Huawei equipment in their next generation telecoms networks and to closely scrutinize rival ZTE, saying the companies could pose a security risk. Huawei and ZTE strongly deny the allegations. - Nampa/Reuters
A strike by workers for BHP's Escondida and Spence copper mines in Chile entered its fifth day on Monday, as the union awaited a decision by labour authorities over whether substitute workers the company called in are legal, a union leader told Reuters.
The 200-member union, which runs BHP's Integrated Operations Centre in Santiago, walked off the job last Thursday. Global miner BHP subsequently called in substitute workers keep the mine running, a move the union said violated their right to an effective strike.
"We are waiting for the audits in the DT (Labor Directorate) to address the issue of replacements," said Jessica Orellana, president of the guild. She told Reuters that there had been no move to return to talks with BHP.
Workers for the union are considered contractors by BHP, which has raised questions about whether substitute workers can be hired to replace them during a strike. Chilean labour law in some cases forbids such replacements.
BHP told Reuters in a brief statement that both Spence and Escondida "have adopted contingency plans to maintain its operations, always fully respecting the legal framework governing collective bargaining."- Nampa/Reuters
Vodafone gets 5G deal with Huawei
Vodafone's Italian unit has secured conditional approval from Rome to use equipment made by China's Huawei in its 5G radio access network, two sources close to the matter said.
Italy can block or impose tough conditions on deals involving non-EU vendors under "golden powers", which have been used three times since 2012 to block foreign interest in industries deemed to be of strategic importance.
The government of national unity led by Prime Minister Mario Draghi authorised the deal between Vodafone and Huawei on May 20, one of the two sources told Reuters, asking not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.
As in similar deals, the government imposed a set of prescriptions including restrictions on remote intervention by Huawei to fix technical glitches and an extremely high security threshold, the source added.
The United States has lobbied Italy and other European allies to avoid using Huawei equipment in their next generation telecoms networks and to closely scrutinize rival ZTE, saying the companies could pose a security risk. Huawei and ZTE strongly deny the allegations. - Nampa/Reuters
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