The truce at Fonterra Chile may be short-lived

The truce at Fonterra Chile may be short-lived
Protestors near the Prolesur plant in southern Chile. (Image: Sindicato de Trabajadores Chilterra)
Rebecca Howard
Protestors at a Fonterra plant in southern Chile have pulled back, but the truce may be short-lived because demonstrators are expecting dialogue, something Fonterra New Zealand says isn't happening. The more than 200 members of the Chilterra workers' union and indigenous representatives said they lifted the protest because Soprole has agreed to sit down at the table with them. Soprole is owned by Fonterra and Chilterra is one of the main suppliers for its processing arm, Prolesur. The protest took place at a Prolesur plant in...

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