Cross Government by Convention 169: Alvarado Dismisses Exit by Minister Barros
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Debate within the government generated the declarations of the Minister of Defense, Fernando Barros, after he proposed to abandon Convention 169 of the International Labour Organization, which is responsible for protecting the legal, cultural rights and lands of the indigenous peoples. For his part, Barros said that Convention 169 establishes differences between ... Continue reading "Cruce in the Government by Convention 169: Alvarado discards e…
The Minister of the Interior and Government spokesman, Claudio Alvarado, addressed the statements of the holder of Defense, Fernando Barros, regarding a possible departure from Chile from ILO Convention 169. He also referred to the position of the Secretary of State on the legalization of online gambling houses.
Minister Fernando Barros, a lawyer with a long business career, without a previous political career, accumulates in five months two episodes with the same pattern: his own definitions in matters that exceed his portfolio. First, the relationship with Washington. Now the indigenous policy. In both, La Moneda has gone out to contain his statements. What happened. Minister of Defense Fernando Barros, in an interview with DF MAS, stated that Chile s…
President José Antonio Kast referred this Monday to the idea of the Minister of Defense, Fernando Barros, to get rid of International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 169 and the Lafkenche Law. This was considered a risk to the country. The President declared that the Government is not thinking of eliminating International Labour Organization Convention 169, but he did agree to amend the Lafkenche Law. In an interview with Radio Infinita, Ka…
By Seguel Alfredo. Latin American Summary August 24, 2026. The Minister of Defense, Fernando Barros, called the ILO Convention 169 and the Lafkenche Law "a risk to the country" and asked to "get rid of" both regulations. Biministro Claudio Alvarado ruled out changes in the treaty. The controversy over these basic law norms [...] The entry Chile. Minister Barros, after scandal by secret document with the US, today raises "undoing" of indigenous r…
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