Miners asking to meet with President of Mission Piar
Saturday, March 26, 2011


The former workers of La Paragua not faint in their claims. Photo Armando Rivas Stationed in front of the mission facilities in the capital bolivarense Piar, the former workers of mining in the Paragua, Angostura municipality, confirmed yesterday his claims about missed payments by the national government through the Ministry Basic Industry and Mining (Mibam).

And is that these former miners returned to resume his claim actions amid the broken promises, not only Mibam, but also of the previous National Assembly, which forces them to re-ratify the "debts" that drag since 2008.

Alfredo Villanueva, a spokesman for this group of former miners, said they are asking them to cancel more than four thousand workers payments for the "bad" call mining conversion as well as the definition of areas for small and medium-scale mining promised in a meeting four months ago with Commissioner Laura Paredes.

He stressed that there was no will to solve this problem, and said that "those who hold and guard the mining areas in the region play to not legalize areas." Villanueva said that again to get a document to the National Assembly through its committees of environment, mining and social development and to the vice presidency.

New President
These miners asking to meet with the new president of Mission Piar, Damaso Mendoza, appointed for three days, and who has yet to face, to know the mining situation in the state, and at least get the concerns of this sector.

"We do not object to that appointment, we ask is that you meet with us," Villanueva said, noting how in recent years, its tasks have been distorted. Upheld their complaints of alleged irregular activities in the then administration of Mirna Muñoz, where items were distributed with overdrafts of up to 400 thousand Bolivars citizens who had nothing to do with mining. "The 243 micro-loans were given to people who were not miners," he said. To end referred to the failure of the Caura Plan, which more than saving the environment has been used to criminalize mining activity in the region