Militarized Minerven company in El Callao
Written by José García
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
From the early hours of yesterday morning, picketing the National Guard and the Army were stationed across the road to the gold company Minerven, after rumors of a possible work stoppage led by union leaders and workers to demand better working conditions.
As you may recall, recently union leaders and organizations Sinmioro simpro reported that the company is not complying with many of the cáusulas referred to in collective bargaining agreements, has not made the payment of a bonus of the order of Bs F. 10,000 which is allegedly signed by the parties involved and safety equipment are needed in different areas of work of the company. For these and other reasons Víctor Navarro and Carlos Rodríguez were in favor of his colleagues in recent statements made in this way about the delicate situation in Minerven.

However, try to talk to a company representative to report on why and how they were placed Army soldiers from the entrance of the road to Minerven and to your entry and we were unable to because they are not authorized to give statements to the press.

The military and army troops were at different points where they were placed by their superiors. Unofficially, we know that indeed the members of these security forces were in place to provide greater security to the company for the holiday season and to the possible announcement that it would be in yesterday morning that it would pay bonuses to year the workers of the company.

Union leaders failed to contacts with the media and in total secrecy reigned all around Minerven and each passing moment seized nerves of employees, workers and visitors who have not gone amazed by the way was the undertaking made by the military and military body.

Finally there was a kind of confusion as some expressed that members of the security forces were to protect the workers because they collect their profits and others commented that it was government action at all costs avoid a work stoppage at CVG Minerven at the gates of the holiday season which would become a production delay in the Golden State gold company.

Confusion

While some commented that it was safer for the utility bill, others complained that pickets and Army National Guard located throughout the course of the movement to prevent the company was due to a work stoppage that could have given demands bonuses, safety supplies and better working conditions.