First Quantum Minerals Ltd. is trimming working hours at its stalled copper mine in Panama in a bid to rein in the cost of preserving the site following last year’s shutdown order, the union said.
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“The company is executing this action without support from the workers that are still there to keep the project afloat,” union leader Michael Camacho said in a text message Tuesday.
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