The laws would imply an increase in working hours, a weakening of trade unions and benefits for agribusiness corporations in the forestry, wine and fruit sector, said ANAMURI leader Alicia Muñoz in interview with Real World Radio.

Muñoz said that her organization has been in contact with the Chilean Minister of Labor, Evelyn Matthei Fornet, who has not been receptive to the demands of the agroexporting sector.

The strategy has been to listen to the testimonies of rural workers about their working conditions, to which the Minister showed slight concern.

“Our strong demand continues to be the unionization of the sector and a collective bargaining with real trade unions. Of course we are concerned with avoiding risks to prevent more deaths in the work place. All accidents are avoidable if the companies invest in safety”, said Alicia.

The celebration of the anniversary took place at Chile’s former National Congress.
“We have been alert and we have stood strong against the passing of a bill of temporary work, which ignores the workers’ demands and only benefits the corporations that want to exploit and deny the workers their rights”, said ANAMURI.

(Interview by Viviana Catrileo – communications team ANAMURI)