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CVG workers Minerven: "Before we were a profitable company"
Saturday, April 30, 2011
The streets of El Callao mining filled under one slogan: the resignation of the president of CVG Minerven, Luis Herrera Mendoza. For several weeks, workers will ask the gold that meets the arrears, despite claims they have not been honored. In addition to the wage demands, the employees reported the deteriorating conditions of the mine, where production has declined so rapidly in recent years. "Before we were a profitable company we are now a company that is on the verge of bankruptcy," said one of the union of the gold industry.

Natalie Garcia


The workers walked the streets of El Callao calling for impeachment of the president of the gold. Courtesy photo
The conflict in Minerven pica and spreads. " Workers as it announced on Friday marched through the streets of El Callao, where the main plants of the mining claims there but demanded the resignation of President Luis Herrera Mendoza, who he says has led to a company bankruptcy which until recently was proud to be almost the only one holding CVG with blue numbers.

The event was attended by an important participation of workers, settlers and miners, who refused conducted by the executive management and in turn expect response from the Ministry of Basic Industries and Mining on other claims that concern the people.

Among those attending the meeting was the deputy of the National Assembly by the state of Bolivar, Américo De Grazia, who for months has been collecting reports of what happens in the state, and wants the Commission of Mines of the legislative body to open an investigation to determine responsibility for what has been called "the collapse of Minerva".

Elby Soto, secretary general of the union's daily payroll mining (Sinmioro), explained that "the problem of Minerven has three years with this administration. Before now we were a profitable company is a company that is on the verge of bankruptcy, but we will recover, we want to go mismanagement. "

Soto recalled that at one time for 8 months were without a president as head of the state and "we took a production record in a month 400 kilos of gold we never seen before and during this administration (Luis Herrera) grabbed several plants and yet Minerven is taking 80, 100 kilos of gold a month, so we ask you to forcefully remove Hugo Chavez Luis Herrera with full cooperative. "

Tired of the same
For its part Barnabas Gonzalez, director of the union of professionals (simpro), said: "can not stand the administration of Luis Herrera, this Saturday is three years playing with Minerven resources, trampling on workers and unions who recently claimed their rights because they had three and four months without pay, resulting in the dismissal of over a hundred-odd parents. "

The leader pointed out that not only the alleged misuse of the company is because of their claims, but "terrorism work" of the victims. "The workers are subtracted, with all workers against workers all, we tire ran out of time, do not want more (Luis Herrera), I hope you make the decision that Chavez has to take but we do not want more" .

The unemployed who have one month outside the headquarters of the Ministry of Basic Industries and Mining (Mibam), El Callao, also supported the protest and said they were tired of being ignored by the authorities.

"I call upon Minister Jose Khan to devote itself, because the answer is in your hands Mr. Minister, we are parents, Sunday-Thursday-the people of La Ramona took the Incredible 6 and we want to avoid a confrontation peoples, the government is to give us answers, we are sticking to our rights here, "said Ana Isabel Diaz, one of the unemployed.

The lady added that "this is an election year, a year which should avoid any confrontation, we ask a favor on behalf of all the peoples of the south, we have behaved in a civic but we have a limit, we are tired of the apathy and that we ignore, we have rights. "

According to the deputy Américo De Grazia Luis Herrera administration "almost broke the company, reduced to nothing, cut its production, has expired collective bargaining, with debts of all kinds and every nature, and that's what we call the workers, because they are tired from Sunday triggered a strike which has not been heard, and neither the Minister Jose Khan has spoken. "

Minerven employees indicated that despite not having received their paychecks, or have received the increase that the company should cancel the April 15, want to gift a year to celebrate Labor Day on May 1, the "removal Luis Herrera, president of Minerva ", otherwise it will not stop the protests in the gold producer.