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| Title | Chile: Information on an incident involving members of a union of shipyard workers in Valparaíso picketing their company, Report Limitada, in June 1994 and whether the police attacked the picketers |
| Publisher | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Country | Chile |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CHL28539.E |
| Cite as | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Chile: Information on an incident involving members of a union of shipyard workers in Valparaíso picketing their company, Report Limitada, in June 1994 and whether the police attacked the picketers, 1 January 1998, CHL28539.E, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3ae6ac706c.html [accessed 5 June 2012] |
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Chile: Information on an incident involving members of a union of shipyard workers in Valparaíso picketing their company, Report Limitada, in June 1994 and whether the police attacked the picketers
In a 5 January 1998 telephone interview with the Research Directorate, the office manager for Report Limitada in Valparaíso, who has been with the company for 12 years, stated that he is aware of picketing incidents between the company and union members in 1981 and 1985. He is unaware of a picketing incident involving Report Limitada shipyard workers in June 1994.
The president of the Chilean Confederation of Dockworkers, Stevedores and Allied Workers (COTRAPORCHI) corroborated the above-mentioned information, and added that relations between Report Limitada and its unions, which are accredited with COTRAPORCHI, have been cordial and successful (7 Jan. 1998).
Additional information on the above-mentioned subject could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
For additional information on COTRAPORCHI, please consult Response to Information Request CHL27829.E of 4 September 1997.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Chilean Confederation of Dockworkers, Stevedores and Allied Workers (COTRAPORCHI). 7 January 1998. Telephone interview with the president.
Report Limitada, Valparaíso, Chile. 5 January 1998. Telephone interview with the office manager.
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International Report 1995. 1995.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1994. 1995.
Human Rights Watch World Report 1995. 1995.
Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 1994.
Latin America Weekly Report [London]. 1994.
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, Global News Bank, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD (UNHCR database), World News Connection (WNC).
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