On Monday, Roberto Guzman, secretary general of the Doe Run Peru workers’ union in La Oroya, said President Ollanta Humala would meet with union representatives on Tuesday morning.

According to El Comercio, Guzman said both sides aimed to find a solution to the work stoppage that has taken place in La Oroya.

Guzman argued that during his campaign Humala had promised to support the mineworkers at La Oroya.

However, according to El Comercio, the President’s Press Office said there was no “resolution” or official confirmation Tuesday’s meeting would take place.

Earlier this month Doe Run Peru’s board of creditors failed to approve the restructuring plan the firm had developed, and announced it would seek another operator for the La Oroya metallurgical complex.

News of the firm’s liquidation caused La Oroya residents and workers from the Doe Run Peru mining company to block a section of the country’s Central Highway.

"The government must now face the consequences, as workers we have declared ourselves ready to fight," Guzman said, two weeks ago.
 

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