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The effects of the strikes in South America

Francisco Villagrán, of Inchcape Shipping Services, reports on the recent strike activity in Latin America

Since the French revolution in 1789 when the first ideas of unions appeared and then in 1830 after the industrial revolution when unions and strikes were legally recognised up to today, “strikes” have been part of our working life as our union right for us to express our demands.

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