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Chile rocked by protests

At least eleven people have died in protests in Chile sparked by a rise in metro fares.

At least eleven people have died in protests in Chile sparked by a rise in metro fares. A state of emergency has been declared in many parts of the country. Jane Chambers is a journalist based in Santiago, and explains the background to the unrest. And we get a sense of how businesses are coping with the disruption from David Lloyd, chief executive of The Intern Group, a global company based in Santiago. Also in the programme, Boeing bosses are holding a second day of meetings after new messages, published late on Friday, intensified the crisis surrounding the company's 737 Max jet. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Theo Leggett brings us the latest developments. Plus our regular workplace commentator Heather McGregor of Edinburgh Business School considers the question of what people should wear to work.

(Picture: A protester runs from tear gas in Santiago. Picture credit: Reuters.)

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Mon 21 Oct 2019 14:32GMT

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  • Mon 21 Oct 2019 14:32GMT