Illegal declaration of mining strike and raids in La Oroya
The government declared the strike of the Mining Federation illegal and the National Police raided homes of workers and union leaders in La Oroya, suspending the right of assembly in the mining centers.
On November 7, 1989, the Peruvian government declared the strike call by the Mining Federation illegal. Simultaneously, the National Police raided several homes of workers and union leaders in the mining center of La Oroya. As part of the repressive measures, the right to assembly in the mining centers was suspended. This event was part of a series of violations of freedom of association documented during 1989, a year in which real wages fell dramatically and repression against the union movement intensified.