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Conflict threatens peace labour Minerven...

posted on Mar 30, 2008 05:18AM
Conflict threatens peace labour Minerven
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Deputies call for the dismissal of the board of the state mining to alleged acts of corruption and irregularities.

Kristy Spitschka
Kristys@correodelcaroní.com



Communal Councils of Callao and Guasipati indicate that the social work of the factory workers is null and commune councils of El Callao and Guasipati staged a protest action in the four corners of CVG Minerven, before the labour and social discontent that exists in the area south of Bolivar state.

  The director of labor CVG Minerven, Jesus Guerra, reported that from 6:30 in the morning a group of workers and community councils took the facilities to conduct an assembly and express their repudiation of the irregular situations that are occurring in the aforementioned company and have put aside the contract payments in addition to the social demand that the national government.

  The action also presented Members of the Legislative Commission of the State Bolivar (CLEB), who pitched a report that confirms some alleged irregularities and acts of corruption.

  They assert that they are tired of denouncing irregularities at the labor office, because so far there is no pronouncement. Presumen that the interests of this office work are far from resolving conflicts workers.

  This is not the first time that the union leaders in southern Bolivar state in conjunction with employees and communities triggered protests with breaches of statutory regulations. But "we will never answer in favour of the workers."

  The workers commented that although the ounce of gold is over one thousand dollars, the company continues to operate "lomito ore," when he says war, should still be exploited gold that has no higher value, "because if the price may not be low offset the situation. "

  Also, the populations of Guasipati and Callao clearly depend on the inputs which should enhance the social owner of the company. However, to ensure that even the emergency is no possibility of a girl. "But invests billion bolivars in advertising."

Report 

  According to the report presented by the CLEB, complaints of workers and managers working "to whom the company does not want to recognize," noted the presence of acts of corruption.

  The document notes that "the responsibility is committed citizen Carlos Rotondaro, in his capacity as president of CVG Minerven, the citizen Jose Gregorio Padron, manager of Industrial Relations, Roney Torbello Diaz, chief of the medical service, and the manager of administration this company in the period under investigation (Nagdaly Romero), in exercise of a management which is evidenced in the violation of constitutional and legal rights of workers. "

  Also, according to the director labour, was considered the dismissal of the board of the factory and train management. In the same way, calling consider unfair dismissals triggered by this administration and denounced by the workers.

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  Workers assured that no solventase this situation, the streets and shutdowns of work activities will be part of the agenda in the coming days. They feel that respect for their rights and not being controlled by the labour office, it only remains to act as the Magna Carta on the right to protest disregard for their rights.
 
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