The workers' strike has suspended production and supplies of iron ore at Shougang Hierro Peru SD., A subsidiary of Shougang Co's China, the company said in a statement. It was also announced that there are circumstances that allow the company to miss deliveries due to circumstances beyond its control, said General Manager Raul Vera.
Union leader Julio Ortiz said: "Yesterday we met with the company and the Ministry of Labor, but nothing positive came of it." About 200 of the mine's 1,000 workers marched to Lima demanding higher wages, Ortiz said.
The mine, located in the southern coastal town of San Juan de Marcona, produced 7.3 million tonnes of iron ore last year. The mine now has iron ore reserves that it can supply when the strike is over.
Strike stops iron ore production at Chinese mine in Peru
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