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26 Jun 2006

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La Nación [Chile]

The human cost of salmon farming [Chile]

[Original article in Spanish. Title translation, and following summary of the article's key points, provided by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.] Deaths, abortions and serious labour rights violations are commonplace in Chile's salmon industry. 17 workers have died since 2005. Although it is one of the country's most lucrative sectors its workers are paid less than the minimum wage. 40% of the salmon farming companies in Chile are multinationals, and of these 60% are headquartered in Norway. The business organisation SalmónChile says the industry has higher than average unionisation levels, indicating that it has good formal relationships with its employees. Refers to working conditions & incidents at Mainstream (part of Cermaq), Aqua Chile, Frío Sur.

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