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Article: Cane cutters' strike halts Guyana sugar industry
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- October 15, 2009
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Thousands of sugarcane workers were on strike Thursday in Guyana in a dispute over pay, paralyzing production of the impoverished South American nation's No. 1 export.
Two days in, the walkout has forced the closure of all eight estates owned by state-run sugar monopoly Guyana Sugar Corp., or Guysuco.
It was not immediately clear whether exports were affected.
Cutters' union leaders said in at statement that more than 10,000 people, or nearly 90 percent of its members, were participating in the strike to demand higher wages. They said it began after company negotiators broke off contract talks this week when workers at one estate launched an unauthorized walkout.
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