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There is a need to dismantle bureaucracy...

posted on Feb 19, 2008 12:39AM
There is a need to dismantle bureaucracy in the core businesses of Guyana
Written by Alejandra C. Pautt
Tuesday, 19 February 2008 

  Workers revolutionary Business Basic hailed the decision to designate Rodolfo Sanz as president of the CVG, as it represents a necessary step to eliminate procedures that delay and obstruct decision-making in companies Through a press release, an important group of employees of the various companies belonging to CVG commented on the recent appointment of Mibam minister as the head of the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana.
Calificando the decision as "a necessary step to eliminate bureaucracy delaying and obstructing important stages to progress in the transformation of our core businesses" said Jose China, director of labor Bauxilum, spokesman of this group of workers.

"We urge the minister to conduct a thorough review of the structure of the CVG to drive the changes that will eradicate the mafias in the same enquistadas and various companies that comprise it, which so brazen to promote transnational corporations attacking national sovereignty ", affirmed.

Within the framework of the implementation of the three RRR, considered appropriate to implement the audit firms to avoid mismanagement administrative undertake sound administration, efficiency and productivity, because "they are delaying and obstructing government policies towards national transformation Socialist framed by the Bolivarian ideals, "said China.

At the same time expressed Sanz seeking to revise the environment that accompanies the ministry and the Business Basic, to avoid falling into the same thing, "many of the former officials have not proven to be efficient in the execution of their duties and in the light is the critical situation facing most businesses, where the financial crisis of CVG Alcasa is dragging on the producer of alumina CVG Bauxilum a similar situation, which would trigger the crisis in the aluminum industry, "stressed.

It also called on the owner of Mibam to review compliance with government policies such as endogenous development, EPS and the program of import substitution, among others, in order to reinvigorate these steps needed to transform the Business Basic Socialists companies, claiming to be set up mechanisms for monitoring and continuous control of the shares.

Moreover reported that a group of technicians from the aluminum sector companies are being invited by Roberto Hernandez, first vice president of the National Assembly, to form a work table for the purposes of analyzing policies to boost the development process of industries by the path of socialism, "this is meant to make a number of proposals whose implementation will help to produce the changes necessary to dismantle the structure and neo-liberal capitalism that is designed CVG and Business Basics."

Transnationals in Guyana

In another vein, referred to the situation that keeps Ternium Sidor, saying that "transnational has been desmejorando significant benefits for their workers and now refuses to agree on a collective agreement which claims to the workforce," said Joseph China .

Referring also to "Ternium closed the contract for the supply of lime to CVG Bauxilum for more than 3 years, this action has caused huge losses to the company by the order of 15 million dollars, in addition to the company sees the need to import lime to maintain its production process, "considering that this creates a significant harm to the country, as a state enterprise Bauxilum.

In the same vein pointed out that the transnational Aluminios Pechiney implemented a modernization project at CVG Bauxilum, on the order of 200 million dollars, "coupled with this-there is a contract signed by the same President Chavez-which included the execution an environmental project to solve the problem of red mud ponds, which was not met; action that caused this to CVG Bauxilum an additional expenditure of approximately $ 5 million per year to maintain operability of the gaps and prevent a spill of caustic soda solution to the Orinoco River. "

In conclusion stated that "there are companies that have a monopoly of the raw materials we produce in Guyana, they buy it at very attractive prices for their business, and in some cases below the price that it sells to domestic companies .. . Ask that it enters into the framework of the three RRR. "

Another case of the performance of multinationals in Guyana is the CE Minerals, which processes approximately 42 thousand tons of alumina a year, provided by CVG Bauxilum, and exports most of its production to other transnational, "this is another company that have multiple complaints for breach of labour rights with their employees, generating its insolvency work before state agencies. "
 

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