At the beginning of the 20th century, workers at the nitrate "oficinas" in the Province of Tarapacá began to mobilize politically, repeatedly petitioning the national government in Santiago to get involved and bring about improvements in their deplorable living and working conditions.
Workers at the nitrate "oficinas" in the Province of Tarapacá began to mobilize politically, repeatedly petitioning the national government in Santiago to get involved and bring about improvements in their deplorable living and working conditions. This was at the beginning of the 20th century.