The directory unit Minera del Sur believes that the miners in the municipalities of the South, they are difficult to understand because American managers have clearly capitalist mentality

Isidro Casanova

Paul Zambrano, director of the unit Minera del Sur.

A sudden change of managers Venezuelans by Americans in the company PMG Group Agapov, has rekindled conflict miners, the first taking place on the entrance of the company, located in the area of El Choco in El Callao. Paul Zambrano, director of the unit Minera del Sur said that big events ahead miners, because the group Agapov Russian capital, to ally itself with American capital, results in the replacement of staff by Venezuelan American, for example, that engineer Jose Manuel Rodriguez, a Venezuelan experienced manager who identified himself fully with the social rights of workers and communities surrounding the mine, has been supplanted. Zambrano did not detail what happened to this Venezuelan manager, limited to simply say that, they were relieving their duties by American managers.


- Mining companies arriving in the municipalities of South-Zambrano said, must understand that the provision is necessary for social benefit. We are seeing that the Russians are covering in a mask. This is Russian capital with covert American and test them is that Venezuelans began to displace by Americans, certainly go for responding to purely capitalistic interests, in contrast to the mining policy of President Hugo Chávez of the republic. We already know that the mentality of Americans is unlike anything in ours. We are in the path of President Chavez of seeking social benefit. The Venezuelan management is trying social benefit. We are alerting the President about what happens with the Group Agapov. Warnings extended to Minister Rodolfo Sanz. We understand that with these changes, the Russians are proving they are not interested in the small miners and communities living next to mine, the interest is only capitalism.

We will assert our social rights

Paul Zambrano said later that the struggle of small miners in these municipalities, is that they recognize their rights. She complained that small-scale mining has agreed with the mining industry, but as long as it understands that small miners are needed in the process of extracting gold and be able to claim their rights.

He warned that if the Russian group remains committed to working with American managers, will have to meet the miners who have always had difficulty understanding with foreign capitalists.

Failure to comply with social obligations

Paul Zambrano said then that the unit Minera del Sur said the group is in breach of Russian social commitments. He explained as follows:

- When the Mibam launched conversion, the miners support and Agapov Group committed itself to addressing the miner to be converted, changing activity. On that occasion we promised housing and other benefits. It reached agreements with miners in the area of El Placer and San Rafael. None of the agreements has been met and when required compliance, we were left unanswered. Now, we see that if those commitments were not met with Venezuelan managers, fewer Americans now have managers. We need to unmask the Russians.