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Seeking to annul the decision of the Supreme Court on the Gold BCV
Thursday, 04 June 2009

Workers and leaders of small-scale, consider that the resolution of the Central Bank of Venezuela, ordered the deaths of the peoples of the south.


Isidro Casanova

Workers in the mining towns of the South, along with the mining leaders were in a open forum at the Plaza Bolivar, where he unveiled the depth of their struggles against the decision to put the gold market to the detriment of all gold sector. This event was attended by various representatives of municipal bodies, like Jesus Malavé, president of the Sifontes, Peter William, president of the Roscio, deputy regional Nelly Frederick, Pedro Sanchez, president of the Chamber of Commerce Sifontes and others. The debate began in the morning and the late afternoon, continuing the discussion.

PSUV leader opened a broad investigation into the resolution

Considering that the resolution of the Central Bank of Venezuela to sell gold requires municipalities in the south, attacks more than 120 thousand families in this area, has been sued in the Supreme Court, the annulment of the decision 09.04.03 , which states that the gold be sold to the BCV. In this regard, the representation states that mining throughout history gold has been sold on the open market because it pays better prices.

Rafael Madero, president of the Revolutionary Front of El Callao Mining, said that implementation of the resolution is "condemned to death municipalities of the South":

-We can not sell the gold to the Central Bank of Venezuela holds-put-it as an example. Currently, the ounce of gold we sell in the open market at 150 bolivars. Central Bank to be sold to only get 62.5 bolivars.

I am in the process but do not support irregularities

Madero consulted if a PSUV leader can speak well, as it is saying and what you can bear, and responded:

Certainly, I'm commissioner of the PSUV and Chavez, but I do not know if the party knows the depth of the problem that I'm complaining. I am asking for an investigation. The complaint I'm doing is because as a miner, I am concerned with my family and the rest of the mining families. The government has to take into account that the exploration and extraction of gold is not like the case of oil, which explore, get a cigarette and there is oil. The extraction of gold has nothing to do with the extraction of oil.

The Central Bank of Venezuela wants all the gold

Rafael Madero told the Central Bank of Venezuela, wants all producers will sell the gold, because this feeds into the international reserves, to which he replied:

If this is so, the BCV has to buy gold as the behavior of supply and demand. Not forcing them to sell it all at prices below those with the free market. The miners have always sold the gold on the open market. This is not now. If the BCV wants all the gold, auméntenos price. Get a free market.

Engaging the community councils

José Manuel Moreno Rivas, a representative of the unit Minera del Sur, said that the miners began working with the community councils, to join in these struggles, because in the background are the same.

-Thousands of mine workers in companies threatened with being on the street, close as investors are making a work with the community councils. The open forum, convened yesterday, had the intention that the districts involved in the problem.

City Council requested an explanation from the Central Bank

Jesus Malavé, president of the City Council, along with the vice president, secretary and Peter Grillet, Elida Malavé, said that in view of the problem that caused the resolution, have targeted the Central Bank of Venezuela, requesting an explanation.

The resolution violates the Constitution

José Vicente Perdomo made a statement against the resolution and called for their removal, arguing that it violates several articles of the Constitution, as Article 5, which states that sovereignty resides in the people and the resolution comes just against the people. Article 89 stipulates that no law can set changes to labor rights and in this case, thousands of workers will lose their jobs. Article 17, that no law can go against the quality of life of people of Venezuela and that any private activity together with the public, shall provide ways to foster the welfare of the population and in this case is directly affecting the quality of life and the right to work.

Beware the business of trade unions

Meanwhile, amid much overlap, there is a discrepancy, this is the case with the approach of Franklin Quesada, promoter of social CVG Minerven who warned that the open forum, it is only an actor or a part, because the events are acting with all entities involved, particularly the Central Bank of Venezuela. He says the price of gold is important, but more importantly the human factor, which must be above the salaries of engineers and business unions. He put the example of the company Hecla La Camorra, "where trade unionists were millionaires while many workers were sick, disabled and some have died. I ask the union if they know about businesses that do business with the gold, where you sell, the state and if you pay in taxes. They are saying that the elimination of the resolution is in any way. I believe that these union leaders are proposing otherwise instigating violence. "

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The fault is Chinese Can

Rafael Madero, who attended the open forum held yesterday in the Plaza Bolívar, was more direct in presenting the problem, stating that Jose Can, former minister of Basic Industries and Mining, and now senior director of the Central Bank of Venezuela, is the guilty of what is happening. Said:

"The Chinese Can" (Can Joseph, former minister Mibam) is the main culprit. We are waiting to come on behalf of the Central Bank of Venezuela, to ask what it did with the $ 500 million that President Hugo Chávez gave him when he was minister for small-scale mining projects. The money disappeared. That man, with unhealthy mind, spurred the decision to publish. $ 500 million that gave the president of the republic, were to finance small-scale mining projects. No project was funded and the money disappeared. We deserve an explanation. From our part, we present 1200 projects, which put a lot of sacrifice. These projects were developed on the tables and techniques approved by Mibam and gangs. Nothing was funded. I suppose that this is a new form of organized crime. I am calling for local government research, so you put the glove with organized crime.

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