A report by The Guardian raises alarms about the salmon industry in Chile: diver fatalities, massive antibiotic use, river pollution, and Mapuche communities reporting loss of wildlife and sacred spaces in the southern regions of the country.

Un reportaje de The Guardian vuelve a encender las alarmas sobre la industria salmonera en Chile: buzos muertos en faenas, uso masivo de antibióticos, contaminación de ríos y comunidades mapuche denunciando la pérdida de fauna y espacios sagrados en territorios del sur del país.

Presidential candidate José Antonio Kast, during his tour of Los Lagos, minimized the urgency for the Chiloé region and harshly criticized the Lafkenche Law, alleging "abuses" and proposing to veto requests. These statements contrast with official reports that find no formal complaints of misuse of the law, questioning the factual basis of his proposals.

El candidato presidencial José Antonio Kast, en gira por Los Lagos, quitó urgencia a la región de Chiloé y criticó duramente la Ley Lafkenche, alegando "abusos" y proponiendo vetar solicitudes. Estas declaraciones contrastan con informes oficiales que no registran denuncias formales por mal uso de la ley, cuestionando el sustento factual de sus propuestas.

A significant setback for salmon lobbying in Aysén: the Third Chamber of the Supreme Court invalidated the CRUBC's rejection of two ECMPO requests and ordered the reversal of the proceedings due to 'arbitrary and illegal' actions, reaffirming the Lafkenche Law and ILO Convention 169.

Revés al lobby salmonero en Aysén: la Tercera Sala de la Corte Suprema invalidó el rechazo de la CRUBC a dos ECMPO y ordenó retrotraer los procedimientos por ser “arbitrarios e ilegales”, reposicionando la Ley Lafkenche y el Convenio 169 de la OIT.

Lawmakers linked to the interests of the salmon industry are pushing to reform the Lafkenche Law, citing abuses in the Indigenous Marine Coastal Spaces (ECMPO). However, official data confirms zero complaints over the past 17 years, demonstrating that this offensive is unfounded and is described as an orchestrated and racist attack that violates indigenous rights and benefits a polluting sector.

Parlamentarios vinculados a los intereses de la industria salmonera, buscan reformar la Ley Lafquenche, alegando abusos en los Espacios Costeros Marinos de Pueblos Originarios (ECMPO), sin embargo, datos oficiales confirman cero denuncias en 17 años, lo que demuestra que la ofensiva es carente de pruebas, es tildada de un ataque orquestado y racista que viola derechos indígenas y beneficia a un sector contaminante.

Ecoceanos reports that the Chilean salmon industry has the highest workplace mortality rate globally, with 83 workers losing their lives since 2013. In a recent column, its director, Juan Carlos Cárdenas, reveals the precarious conditions behind record exports, blaming prioritization of profits, labor precarity, and weak government regulation.

Ecoceanos reports that the Chilean salmon industry has the highest global occupational mortality rate, with 83 workers dying since 2013. Director Juan Carlos Cárdenas highlights in a column the precarious conditions behind record exports, blaming profit prioritization, labor precariousness, and weak state oversight.