Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru

Complete database of events related to the internal armed conflict in Peru, extracted from the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR). 5,159 events documented from 1817 to 2003.

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1817 2003
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  1. Start of mining privatizations

    Beginning in 1993, the mining centers of Pasco, Junín and Huancavelica entered into a privatization process that resulted in massive layoffs of workers. As an example, Caudalosa Grande had 1,500 workers in 1980, but by 2000 only 100 workers remained. This privatization process was considered by many workers as arbitrary …

    Pasco, Junín y Huancavelica, Perú Informe CVR, p. 211-216
  2. Commencement of privatization of Centromín Perú

    In 1993, the privatization process began for the state-owned company Centromín Perú, one of the main mining companies in the country, which accounted for a large part of the country's mining and metallurgical production. This process resulted in the massive layoff of thousands of mining and metallurgical workers who worked …

    La Oroya, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 209-210
  3. Massive layoffs due to privatization in Huancavelica mining centers

    Beginning in 1993, the mining centers of Huancavelica entered into a privatization process similar to that which occurred in the mining centers of Pasco and Junín. This process resulted in massive layoffs of mine workers, many of them considered arbitrary by those affected. One specific testimony mentions that at Caudalosa …

    Huancavelica, Perú Informe CVR, página 211
  4. State reform decrees

    The government publishes supreme decrees with the first 14 measures to reform the Peruvian State and foreign trade. These measures included provisions referring to the sale of shares in public companies, the lowering of tariffs and the practical elimination of labor stability. The reforms were part of a process of …

    Perú Informe CVR, página 194

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