Colombian Cerrejón coal miners end strike

Colombia's largest coal exporter, Cerrejón, and its striking labour union signed a three-year wage agreement on Monday to end the month-long walkout, the two sides said.

The strike that started on February 7 was the last major supply problem remaining in Colombia, the world's fourth-largest coal exporter, following the lifting of a suspension on Drummond and a ban on nighttime operations at the main coal railway.

The wage and benefits deal gave workers a 5.1 percent salary increase in the first year as well as a bonus.


Source: Mining Weekly