ILO violation 87 : AquaChile was denounced for its anti-union practices against workers in two unions at the company. In the middle of the collective bargaining process, the manager of the plant called in the workers and threatened that if they did not accept the collective agreement in its current form the company would dismiss the workforce and the union leaders. Also, on 10 July, the buses transporting workers to the factory were diverted on the orders of the management, which proceeded to threaten the workers and try to get them to sign individual agreements and give up the bargaining process. The company reached an agreement with a parallel association of workers with 120 members. In its official complaint against AquaChile S.A. the trade union stated that "this behaviour by the company constitutes a clear violation of constitutional principles".:
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