SANTIAGO: A four-year-old child was killed during the latest round of protests against economic inequality in Chile, raising the death toll from five days of social unrest to 18 as unions launched a general strike on Wednesday .
Pinera had apologised in an address to the nation for failing to anticipate the outbreak of social unrest, adding that his government had"received with humility and clarity the message Chileans have given us."AdvertisementHe vowed to increase the universal basic pension by 20 per cent, cancel a recent 9.2 per cent increase in electricity bills and propose a law that would see the state cover the costs of expensive medical treatment.
Demonstrators have decried social and economic woes, including a yawning gap between rich and poor, in a country normally considered one of the most stable in Latin America. But it's the worst violence to hit Chile since the country returned to democracy after the 1973-1990 rightwing dictatorship led by General Augusto Pinochet.
Before Pinera's announcement, one of Chile's largest conglomerates, Quinenco promised to increase its minimum salaries to 500,000 pesos a month from Jan 1 - 60 per cent more than the current minimum wage.
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