Panama Canal workers to return to job

Central America

Monday, January 23, 2012

A consortium of construction companies building a new set of locks for the Panama Canal said it has agreed to increase the minimum wage of workers on the job. Grupos Unidos por el Canal (GUPC) said in a statement that workers were expected to return to work Monday, ending a week long strike. The BBC reported union officials as saying they had reached a deal to increase the minimum hourly wage for workers from $2.90 to $3.34. Ab...

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