Workers Hecla repudiated statements by Hoover Quintero
Monday, May 12, 2008
The situation of the mining company "itches and runs" because employees must not only fight against transnational but against the authorities of the Ministry of Labour have shown that partial.

Natalie Garcia

Employees of the American company Gold Mining Company of El Callao, a subsidiary of Hecla, are outraged by recent statements by the coordinator of the Ministry of Labour, Hoover Quintero, who practically arremetió against them and indicated that since the complaints against violation of human rights were remedied.

"Where were we when Quintero was fired, when we started this conflict, why did not comment about the atrocities they committed against us, the truth does not understand why now goes case by declaring if ever made to our demands," said Ruby Chirinos.

Edgar Lopez, fired three days after publicly denounce Hecla reported that since last year Quintero had informed him about the harassment that they committed against the company, such as naked at the time of departure of each shift to verify not steal the gold material.

Mutism suspect

"Since November 20, 2007 are aware of nudity, then why did nothing, now that the CVG is reviewing the contract and the company was paralysed since April 21 rather than what the ministry did but because we had meetings with the Ministry of Basic Industries and Mining (Mibam). "

They also indicated that employees still await answers by Hoover Quintero in relation to the abuses that the National Guard made jointly with the transnational. "They undertook to revise these abuses and to date we have had no solution, we are still waiting because that was one of the points agreed when we met with him."

Chirinos asked "who defends Hoover Quintero, multinationals or workers, we have not yet clear, what is true is that we repudiate their statements because they defend us press."

No payment

Referring to another issue the three dismissed following the complaint made to the president of CVG, Rodolfo Sanz, reported that Hecla has not paid nor fortnight nor the bond supply, and therefore call upon the authorities of the Ministry of Labour find a way out early to their situation without bias.
It should be remembered that this struggle for employees of the American company is not only in El Callao as they also have problems in La Camorra where they are accused of allegedly illegally removed from the miners from the adjacent areas and make a close of business laying off from overnight to one hundred of its workers, although this still working, which is under review by the Mibam.


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Workers asked Quintero goal and not let them fight for their benefits