Workers with more time for their babies or self-care and more productive companies: the new 40-hour work week approved by Chile begins to transform society with one of the most liberal economies in Latin America. In mid-April, the government of leftist Gabriel Boric promulgated a law that progressively cuts the work week from 45 to […]
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Chilean bid for state control of lithium scares investors
Chili announced measures to boost state control over its industry lithiumas it seeks to diversify away from mining into batteries and other areas, raising concerns among investors about the country where dominant white metal miners SQM and Albemarle operate. Progressive President Gabriel Boric announced the plan late on Thursday, which entails shifting the world’s second-largest […]
Chile seeks to recover positions in disputed world race for lithium
The long-awaited announcement by the Chilean president, Gabriel Boric, on the National Policy of Lithiumone of his great campaign promises, reactivates the global race for Chili to exploit this mineral, essential for electromobility and for which the South American country has the largest exploitable reserves in the world. Boric wants to place Chili as “the […]
Boric calls for a “dialogue process” to define lithium governance
The president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, called this Friday for a “process of dialogue and participation to gather the visions and knowledge” that contribute to define a governance of the lithium and the salt flats in the South American country. This after some business unions were critical of the national lithium strategy announced on Thursday […]
Workday of 40 weekly hours is a fact in Chile after signing Boric
The Chilean President, gabriel boricpromulgated this Friday the law to reduce from 45 to 40 weekly hours the workdayan initiative cataloged by the president as “historical” and “indispensable” for the country to move towards a “better life quality”. “Today is a historic day. Something that for a long time we were told was impossible comes […]
Chile will reverse the drop in copper production in the coming years, said the Minister of Mining
Chilean production of copper It will recover in the coming years after recent weak performance, Chilean mining minister Marcela Hernando said Thursday, adding that dialogue with the industry on tax adjustments helps moderate concerns. A combination of factors has hit the vital sector of the largest world producer of the metal, which led production to […]
Law of 40 working hours in Chile: when does it apply and what does the 4×3 shift consist of?
After six years of discussion, the Chilean Chamber of Deputies approved, Tuesday, April 11, to reduce the working day from 45 to 40 weekly hours. This decision, in legislative matters, makes the southern country the second in Latin America with the shortest work week, behind only Ecuador. What is needed for it to enter into […]
Boric: “Working 40 hours a week brings us closer to a new Chile”
The Chilean president, Gabriel Boric, described the reduction of the working day to 40 hours a week, approved this Tuesday by Parliament, as “essential” to bring the country closer to “a new Chile.” “The mandate of our Government is to move towards greater justice and I have no doubt that improvements such as 40 hours […]
Chilean prison guards call for more prisons
The head of the prison guards of Chili He called on Monday for the construction of more prisons to deal with prison overcrowding, which could be worsened by prosecutors’ decision to temporarily detain foreigners without local identity documents. In Chile there are about 46,000 prisoners, although prison capacity is 42,000 and is expected to rise […]
One year of Boric’s “feminist” government in Chile
When he took power in Chili the leftist gabriel boric announced that hers would be a “feminist” government. One year later, the gender approach has managed to permeate the public discourse, despite the fact that there is still progress to be made in equality between men and women. Boric took office on March 11, 2022 […]