National mining strike
Indefinite national strike of mining and metallurgical workers began on October 17, 1988 in Peru. The strike took place in a context of violence in which Shining Path assassinated leaders who opposed the stoppages, and had significant economic consequences for the mining sector.
On October 17, 1988, an indefinite national strike of mining and metallurgical workers began in Peru. This strike took place in a context of political violence in which the PCP-Sendero Luminoso had assassinated mining leaders who opposed the strikes, such as Fidencio Coronel in La Oroya and Alejandro Patiño Flores in Morococha. On July 21, 1988, a national strike was held in which the vast majority of workers participated and blocked the central highway. After the national mining strike in 1988, the sector's economy at the national and regional level was affected, and in 1989 more military bases were installed in the provinces of Castrovirreyna and Churcampa, increasing patrols to all mining centers in the area.