Strike threatens to paralyze Colombia coal exports
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
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Laborers at Fenoco, Colombia's main coal railway, went on strike on Monday over pay and working conditions, the company and a senior union official said.
The laborers are threatening to paralyze more than half of shipments from the world's fourth-largest coal exporter.
The stoppage comes five days after workers at a coal mine owned by Glencore's Prodeco unit walked out, although the two strikes would have to be prolonged to lift prices as Atlantic and Pacific markets are oversupplied.
Source: Reuters