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AN depoliticize asks recipients to pay the conversion of mining in

posted on Nov 18, 2008 12:07PM

AN depoliticize asks recipients to pay the conversion of mining in
Bolivar


Caracas, Nov 18. ABN .- The president of the Committee on Energy and Mines of the National Assembly, Angel Rodriguez, sought to
depoliticize the issue of payment to the miners of the Bolivar state
benefit from the process of advancing to the national government,
which has announced for 20 and November 21 next delivery of checks by 10 thousand strong bolivars to each of the workers surveyed.

"There will be no pressure that prevents this Thursday to cancel this commitment to the miners at Ciudad Bolivar, in the park Leonardo Ruiz Pineda and Friday in The Square area of La Paragua, in the municipality Raúl Leoni," said Rodriguez.

The lawmaker condemned in a press release, the violent acts, in
pathways crossbar, kidnapping of senior officials of the National
Executive and other actions, some mining groups have been running as a mechanism of coercion.

"They're looking to disrupt the electoral climate and behind these
maneuvers are the hands of the former governor of the former Causa R, Andres Velasquez," reported.

"It is deplorable and reprehensible that some sectors of the old
political attempt to undermine the claim of the miners to take
advantage. The country knows the last coup of this character, who was the virtual Minister of Labor during the brief fascist government of Pedro Carmona Estanga, "said the senator.

Rodriguez called on workers in mining to maintain calm and not let
the politicos cloud his relationship with the national government and use their struggle for particular purposes.

"It knows the reality of this activity in the Bolivar state and the
particular situation of more than 6 thousand miners who hosted
voluntarily eradication policies mining in the Caroni Basin and job
retraining programs, towards productive activities and
sustainable, "he said.

The deputy added that the National Assembly accompanying the efforts of the Ministry of Basic Industries and Mining (Mibam) for realizing the process of upgrading and repositioning of these artisanal miners in areas with less environmental impact or in other areas of economic activity , Visionary socialist, collectivist and cooperative, safeguarding fragile areas and strategic for life, as are the rivers and other ecosystems.

Similarly, he expressed that this process has been coupled with an
ambitious program of job training, aimed at supporting the miners to channel their efforts towards agriculture, tourism, construction and other activities to promote their organization Community and assure them and their families, better living conditions.

"The conversion process does not end here. With the support of the Foundation Mission Piar, multidisciplinary teams have been willing to give advice to these workers, in the preparation and processing of sustainable and productive projects to be financed with special credits through different levels of government, "he said.

He stressed that the Bolivarian government has a firm intention to
bring justice to the mining sector, beyond political or electoral
junctures.

'This is a momentous issue for the National Assembly and we know that it is also true for the state, then we ask that deal with
transparency and seriousness it deserves, "he concluded.

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