They require a clear account to the CVG
Saturday, August 28, 2010


Juan Gomez, director of CVG work requires the performance of a directory. CVG workers are unaware of the financial situation of the corporation, because since last November is not carried out a board. Joseph Khan who is also five months as president of the corporation has not sat to discuss with unions on wage demands, which are currently inactive. Juan Gomez, director CVG labor called on Minister Jose Khan to make a board and take care of his position as president of the institution.

Francisco Rosales Tochón
Photos: Oliver Morffe
"We need a meeting to raise a number of situations within the CVG and the economic problems that exist," he said.

It should be noted that workers currently are unaware of the investments being made in the CVG and the fate of the institution, that after the creation of Mibam has remained an empty shell. Since then they took the big companies that provided Guayana 5% of its budget.

"The corporation has been left alone, so we know the role of the CVG and its destination, in addition to the results of the audit report which was made with respect to the management of Rodolfo Sanz" he said.

Labor liabilities

Gomez said they hope to take the directory, liabilities, because they have spent years and no one sits down to talk with workers.

"We can ask to be taken to the National Assembly, in order to be considered for the next year. The workers want to return employment generation and creation of viable projects, which was the origin of the CVG, "he says.

With respect to the other directors work, Gomes said that the meeting has been called, although in his view have not exercised sufficient pressure. "No we have seen, the pressure required to achieve note the state of the institution," he said.

The leader stressed that there is a violation of collective agreements, both Sutra SUNEP as CVG, so they seek to achieve a solution, rather than their peers to take other actions which do not ensure stability. "We want labor peace, but no answer to Khan, we will take action because it meets with other unions, but not with the parent," he said.

CVG Sutra Contract

For his part Miguel Medina, secretary of organization Sutra CVG Khan demanded the minister to give a respect to the negotiation of the collective agreement which covers 1,400 workers in the daily payroll of the corporation, under the management of human resources has no satisfactory answer.

"Since February this year has presented the preliminary draft to the competent bodies, but there has been no formal start to the discussion of this collective agreement, which expired on March 18 one years expired, which has resulted in the deterioration the wages of workers, "he said.

Likewise, employees have a number of problems relating to the provision of uniforms, housing incentives, miscalculation in the holiday and Sunday pay is not canceled as a holiday and overtime.

"We are in a critical situation, we need a labor-management relationship, because to give an example in Hato Gil, workers must make raffle to buy food, when food supplied by the CVG, which occurs in all forestry projects," he added .

For this situation are called to Medina Minister Jose Khan to sit with the workers and response, and that since the April 19 hearing are requested, but has not been possible.

Street Stocks

Miguel Medina, secretary of CVG Sutra organization said they do not want to carry the institution to a labor dispute, but if no response by the highest representative of Mibam take decisive action. "Given this lack of response, the workers staged a mass protest on Monday, where we will focus first thing in the morning in maintenance management, located next to Club Nautico. Then march to the headquarters of the CVG, covering the entire Guayana Avenue, demanding the discussion of our collective agreement, and respect to our economic and social benefits, "he added.