Mientras el Sindicato y Nestlé Maipu se reunían ayer, atendiendo un llamado del Ministerio de Trabajo para buscarle una solución a la huelga, los carabineros irrumpieron violentamente contra los huelguistas.

Los compañeros, en un 40% mujeres, fueron agredidos salvajemente por la policía, quienes causaron serias lesiones  a algunos trabajadores, detuvieron a un dirigente y destruyeron equipos de apoyo en las afueras de la fábrica. Este es un atentado más que comete la multinacional suiza contra el derecho a la huelga y los derechos humanos de sus trabajadores.

Solo vea el documental y hágase una idea de cómo responde Nestlé a las peticiones y derechos de sus trabajadores.

Policías al servicio de la multinacional: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN-6havhvXI&feature=youtu.be

Exigimos a Nestlé solución inmediata al conflicto y que pare la militarización del conflicto laboral.

SINALTRAINAL

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Workers of Nestlé Maipú Chile go on Strike

Friday 9 October 2015

Today 333 workers of the trade union Sindicato No 4 of Nestlé Maipú commenced an indefinite strike, due to the inadequacy of the latest offer of the Swiss multinational.

Our comrades have denounced the subsequent actions of the multinational, “which immediately began to recruit contractors to replace the striking workers”, thereby violating the commitments of Chile with the International Labour Organisation.

The following are the key points of contention, which our comrades of Sindicato No 4 Nestlé Maipú consider the multinational can satisfy without prejudicing the profitability of their business:

That the date of negotiated adjustments to the terms of employment commence from the 1st of October 2015 instead of the 1st of January 2016.

That the benefits to be received upon the end of the conflict not be distributed in three separate quotas.

That the increase in the renegotiated terms of employment be in equal amounts over three years.

Sinaltrainal sends a fraternal message of solidarity and support to our comrades who have been compelled to go on strike to obtain a fair living wage and working conditions. We demand that the multinational Nestlé negotiate in good faith to reach an immediate solution to the labour/ management dispute and to respect the right of the workers to go on strike in defence of their legitimate claims, rather than violating the national laws of Chile and Chile´s commitments with the ILO by hiring strikebreakers in an attempt to destroy the union.

We request international solidarity from the trade union and other social movements for our comrades of Nestlé Maipú in Chile.

Messages in support of the workers of Maipú can be sent to the management of Nestlé at:

Nestlé: paul.bulcke@cl.nestle.com, pablo.devoto@cl.nestle.com, juan.dulcic@cl.nestle.com, patricio.manzur@cl.nestle.com

Please copy messages to:

Sindicato Nestle Maipu sindicato4nestlemaipu@gmail.co

Compiled by the National Management Committee of Sinaltrainal