Chamber approves and enacts a bill to close the operations of Ventanas | National

The Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved the modification of Law 19,993 that reaffirms the cessation of operations of the Codelco Ventanas Foundry.

The wait is over Finally, the modification to Law 19,993 that allows the cessation of operations of the Codelco Ventanas smelter was approvedAfter approval by the Senate at the end of January, the Chamber of Deputies ratified the initiative unanimously, with 64 votes in favor and one abstention.

The law refers to the obligation of the copper company to receive in any of its divisions the minerals from small and medium-sized producers of the National Mining Company (Enami) and process them in a smelter other than Ventanas.

Andrea Cruces, president of the number 1 union of the foundry Codelco Windowsrecalled the sadness of closing, but also pointed to working to maintain the position of the copper company in the world.

Approval of a law that will give way to the stoppage that is expected to occur on May 31, and then in July to begin the relocation of workers.

The Minister of Mining, Marcela Hernando, announced that after this measure the government will work on sustainable mining projects.

Máximo Pacheco, president of the Codelco board of directors, pointed out that the company will continue making advances that are friendly to the environment.

According to information that the radio has managed to collect, the Labor Transition Plan does not start precisely in March, but from the moment operations stop. That is, from June of this year.

Plan that remained conditioned to the modification of Law 19,993 and that will continue to progress before the closure of the foundry.