Mineros de La Paragua demand answers from Mibam
Friday, May 09, 2008
About 300 operators deposits evicted during the conversion Rodolfo Sanz asked the minister to rule on how much they pay for humanitarian aid promised.

Natalie Garcia
Picture William Urdaneta


The miners were grouped in Mibam not ask for more than circumvent them

Hundreds of miners in the municipality Raúl Leoni was bet at the headquarters of People's Power Ministry of Basic Industries and Mining (Mibam) with the aim of fulfilling the request commitment by the proprietor of this body, Rodolfo Sanz, who said that would be payable to operators deposits were disappointed that during the conversion of 2006.

Alfredo Villanueva, representative of La Paragua, said that drafted a document addressed to the holder of Mibam pending a satisfactory response to them clarify how much they paid to miners who did not receive humanitarian aid during the conversion, and when such remuneration shall be paid economic.

On the other hand, Protestants who want the union explained the criteria for those affected so as to meet their expectations exceeded and exit the state of misery that the conversion stopped mining, affecting the Paragua with particular force.

Also a small representation of Gran Sabana attended the demonstration to complain about the uncertainty concerning Icabarú, mining area of this municipality which is about to die for restrictions on the supply of fuel, which until now has not resolved the Mibam .

Luis Romero, spokesman of these miners, the minister explained that on two occasions Sanz was to meet with them to clarify certain details of the locality, but both dates did not attend the event which criticize him asking for a solution to their demands. "We have submitted projects large, productive and social impact on the community but we have not yet materialized anything, to disable five hundred machines were out of work, so we called him the minister with a view to conclude because the thing is giving and giving."

Miners recalled that since the beginning of the conversion and were disadvantaged in the street, which want to change the payment of humanitarian aid, yes as long as there is a fair payment that compensates for all the atrocities carried out by theatre No. 5 and mismanagement of People's Power Ministry for Environment.

A final hours of the afternoon on Thursday, while still maintaining the protest, operators received a response from the deposits Mibam, who invited them today at a meeting at CVG in Puerto Ordaz with Minister Rodolfo Sanz.