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Chile's Escondida puts condition on attending strike talks

Reuters - UK Focus

SANTIAGO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Chile (Stuttgart: 704599.SG - news) 's Escondida copper mine, the world's largest, said on Sunday that company representatives would attend government-sponsored talks with striking workers on Monday as long as the union did not interfere with a shift change for non-unionized employees.

Unionized workers at the mine controlled by BHP Billiton (NYSE: BBL - news) marked their 11th day on strike on Sunday after talks over a new labor contract broke down last week.

"If the entrance to Escondida Mine is blocked and as a result a shift change scheduled for 11 a.m. (1400 GMT) cannot occur, the company will not attend the meeting," Escondida said in a statement.

The company said contracted workers had been allowed to access the mine in Antofagasta (Other OTC: ANFGF - news) over the weekend. The union by law has to keep a minimum number of workers on site to ensure safety at the mine. Workers performing other tasks continue to enter and the company can hire temporary employees after 15 days.

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A union member said striking workers were committed to attending the meeting scheduled for 3 p.m. on Monday. Both sides agreed to the meeting last week, but their demands remained far apart.

Escondida, majority-controlled by BHP with minority participation by Rio Tinto (Hanover: CRA1.HA - news) and Japanese companies including Mitsubishi Corp (LSE: 7035.L - news) , produced over 1 million tonnes of copper, about 5 percent of the world's total, last year. (Reporting by Fabian Cambero; Writing by Caroline Stauffer; Editing by Peter Cooney)