On August 17, 1985, APRA mining leaders split the FNTMMSP (Federación Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, Metalúrgicos y Siderúrgicos del Perú) and formed the FETIMMAP (Federación de Trabajadores de la Industria Minera, Metalúrgica y Afines del Perú). This split occurred after the PAP candidate won the presidential elections in 1985, and …
On December 23, 1985, the Peruvian government officially recognized FETIMMAP (Federation of Workers of the Mining, Metallurgical and Allied Industries of Peru). This federation had been formed on August 17, 1985 by mining union leaders close to the Partido Aprista Peruano (PAP), who split the FNTMMSP (Federación Nacional de Trabajadores …
In February 1986, a strike was called by the workers of Centromín Perú which lasted until March of that year. This strike was a test of strength between the APRA mining leaders and the non-APRA sectors of the union. The context was the division of the FNTMMSP and the formation …
In February 1986, a strike of Centromín Perú workers was called and lasted until March of that year. This strike took place in a context of union division, when the APRA mining leaders had formed the FETIMMAP in August 1985 to compete with the FNTMMSP. The strike represented a test …
The National Federation of Mining, Metallurgical and Iron and Steel Workers of Peru (FNTMMSP) held its First Unitary Congress in August 1987, as part of a process of centralization and unification of the mining union movement. This congress was an important milestone that allowed the federation to subsequently present, on …
On May 18, 1988, the FNTMMSP presented a national list of demands to the state and employers, marking the first instance of collective bargaining in the history of Peruvian mining unions. This move aimed to negotiate benefits for all workers, shifting from individual base negotiations to a unified national approach. …
On May 18, 1988, for the first time in the history of Peruvian mining unionism, the National Federation of Mining, Metallurgical and Iron and Steel Workers of Peru (FNTMMSP) presented a national list of demands to the State and the employers. This presentation took place after the federation held its …
On October 17, 1988, the day the national mining strike called by the Federation of Miners, Metallurgists and Steelworkers of Peru (FNTMMSP) began, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated Alejandro Patiño, former leader of the Morococha union. Patiño was an aprista (member of the PAP, the ruling party at the time) and …
On April 5, 1989, groups of heavily armed hooded men assassinated the secretary general of the Morococha union. This assassination occurred in the context of a series of paramilitary actions against mining leaders during 1989. The crime took place shortly before a second strike called for the beginning of March, …
On April 16, 1989, groups of heavily armed hooded men assassinated the secretary general of the Cerro de Pasco union. This assassination occurred in the context of a series of paramilitary attacks against leaders of the mining movement. The paramilitaries took advantage of the violence to stop the mining movement …
The third national mining strike began on August 14, 1989, in compliance with the mandate of the Second Ordinary National Congress of the FNTMMSP held in June of that year. This mining protest took place in a heavily militarized environment, with repressive measures that included the militarization of the camps …
Víctor Taipe Zúñiga, president of the National Federation of Mining, Metal and Steel Workers of Peru (FNTMMSP), was arrested on November 20, 1989. This arrest occurred in the context of the third national mining strike and the repressive measures implemented by the Peruvian State against the mining union movement. At …
The Federación Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, Metalúrgicos y Siderúrgicos del Perú (FNTMMSP) filed a complaint with the International Labor Organization (ILO) denouncing actions against freedom of association by the Peruvian State. The complaint alleged the detention of Víctor Taipe Zúñiga, president of the FNTMMSP, on November 20, 1989, who up …
The National Federation of Miners, Metallurgists and Steelworkers of Peru (FNTMMSP) filed a complaint with the International Labor Organization on April 5, 1990, denouncing illegal detentions of workers at the Marcavalle barracks. The detained workers were Edgar Bujaico, Martín Mucha Aliaga, Edgar Julián Mauricio, Abdón Acuña Asto, Oscar Pariona Clemente, …