7-01-1913 A strike for the 8-hour day began after workers rejected proposals from employers. In El Callao, there was a total stoppage of industry as gasworkers, mill workers, typographers, bakers and other unions came out on strike. [more]
15-01-1919 After strikes starting in Lima's textile factories workers won the right to an 8 hour day, despite the government arresting and torturing strike leaders. [more]