2008-08-23

Chavez ordered companies to remove contractors.



He said that contractors are a legacy of capitalism

Being a legacy of the "savage capitalism", the President, Hugo Chávez, urged on Friday to eliminate the contractors and asked that this measure is initiated by state enterprises. "We have to eliminate the contractors, that's capitalism, are some gentlemen, creating a company van and hire workers, pay a pittance, not even minimum wage, have no social security, exploit them as if they were slaves and they take the big chop, "he said during a ceremony in the town of Barlovento, Miranda state. "That must be eliminated," said Chavez who immediately said, "we must begin with state enterprises, PDVSA, Sidor, companies in Guyana, the Cantv, the Electricidad de Caracas." According to Chavez the contractors are "a legacy of capitalism", by contrast urged the working class to assume within the principles of socialism. Chavez urged them to start micro-enterprises to be linked with the state. "There is that irlas partnering and seeking joint work with the state, community councils, to irlas injecting into the spirit and practice of socialism." Banana processing plant inaugurated President, Hugo Chávez, opened the socialist processing banana plant, located in San Jose de Barlovento, Miranda state, which will give participation to more than a thousand producers, line shaft barloventeño.