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Investments and meritocracy protest to the Mibam

posted on Apr 10, 2010 06:49AM
Investments and meritocracy protest to the Mibam
Saturday, 10 of April of 2010

New minister of Basic Industries and Minería (Mibam) and president of CVG, Jose Khan, will visit the factories and will maintain to technical meetings in Guayana City the next Monday, announced the civil servant yesterday from the capital of the country where he has received to dropper to different leaders from the labor sector. “Monday we initiated meetings to know and to have in our hands which really is happening, in what is working and which has been the production in this last year”, it declared Khan, that already held both positions in 2006 and is integral of the presidential commission for Guayana, reason why assumes has knowledge of the crisis.

√ the shareholders class “B” of Sidor indicated this Friday in CVG to demand a meeting with the new holder of the being.

Leaders of aluminum assure that the management of Rodolfo Sanz in front of the Mibam was one of the extenuating ones of the crisis.

Marks David Valverde
mdvalverde@correodelcaroni.com
Photo William Urdaneta/File

Great responsibilities wait for the new minister to him
The operative and financial crisis of the basic companies has struck to all sectors. Nevertheless, the one of aluminum has been one of the most affected by that situation.

It is for that reason that today, with the designation of Jose Khan as to title of the Ministry of Basic Industries and Mining (Mibam) the unions of those sectors are open to the dialogue with this one, in order to obtain the definitive recovery of that sector.

One of first in indicating that intention was president of Unique Union of Workers and Profesionales of Venalum, Manuel Diaz, who during a press conference called to the unit of the mass worker before this new stage of the Mibam.

“Not only we can ask benefits to him Jose Khan, but also work in the unification of the companies of the sector. That way it is possible to obtain what there are been looking for: a unique union with a unique contract”, raised.

The technological adjustment and the streamlining of the benefits are, in agreement with Diaz, the point of beginning of a race towards the resurgence of the companies of aluminum.

“We have made calls to the leadership stay united, and that is the philosophy with which we must be in force. Of equal way, we must say to him to Khan that soon is going to arrive to him flattering and politiqueros before which it does not have to succumb”, added.

Common problem
Leonardo Calderón, secretary of finances of the union of CVG-Venalum, generally sent a message about the main necessity of the basic companies: the injection of resources.

“Mr. Khan, from what we can say to him is here that the chequera with silver is engaged in, because they make lack resources in Guayana. We need 6 million dollars, and the workers already passed their sacrifices. It is time, then to work in the recovery of the companies”, expressed.

Emilio Fields, Secretary General of Sutracarbonorca, set out aspects keys that, in their opinion, will contribute with the recovery of the companies of aluminum beginning with the recognition of the unions.

“After which the dialogue with the union leadership becomes, we must consider the plurality and the hiring of personnel enabled for the tasks which they are required, equal way, we do not have to forget the convention and the liabilities, and the correction of the deviations that can be presented/displayed”, declared.

Reprobated
According to the union leaders of aluminum, the management of Rodolfo Sanz in front of the Mibam was one of the extenuating ones of the crisis.

“It cheers this designation to Us of Khan, because he knows east aspect. Of Rodolfo Sanz which we can say it is that it was a very sad management. There was much terquedad as far as the proposals, and for that reason one of the points to correct is that the board of directors of the companies is conformed by active workers and liabilities”, contributed Antonio Rivas, Secretary General of the Union of Workers of Bauxilum.

The denunciations have not lacked either, and one of first in expressing them was Manuel Diaz, who, assured, will take legal actions against Rodolfo Sanz.

“The week that comes we are going to introduce before the Office of the public prosecutor to begin an inquiry by the disappearance of 430 million dollars during the management of Sanz. We are arranged to demand accounts”, asserted to him.

Formal meetings as of Monday

Minister Jose Khan announced that as of this Monday he will begin to meet with the representatives of the diverse basic companies of Guayana City, with the purpose of to know estatus each of them.

“We are elaborating a series of meetings in order to establish a political one on that point. Monday we initiated meetings and visits to the basic companies to know and to have in our hands which really is happening, in what are working and which has been the production in this last year”, declared Khan during a press conference. (With ABN information)

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