By request of a group of union leaders, the Permanent Commission of Energy and Mines of the National Assembly will visit Guayana City days 26 and 27 of March, where they will verify the situation close by.

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Leaders ask that the actions are taken more soon possible

The information was provided by president of the Subcommission of Mines and Basic Empresas of an, Marcano Angel, who received to a group of union leaders the past week. The representatives of the workers asked for the Legislative Power that serves as bridge for a possible encounter with Rodolfo Sanz, minister of Basic Industries and Minerías.

Marcano observes the “interest” of the national Government who - in his opinion it has recognized the crisis of the companies of Guayana, “unlike years 90 when a privatization policy took place congealing the benefits by 8 years, nowadays is guaranteed the labor stability”, emphasized.

However, the deputy does not mention the recent threats proferidas by the President of the Republic that described as voracious and corrupt the union leaders, besides questioning contractual benefits like HCM, payment of private schools and safe of vehicles.

“The Commission of energy and mines will leave the passage any intention that aims to weaken the true situation as far as the crisis of the companies. Like bridge between the workers and the Executive, we are going to sit down with the presidents and managers of the industries because apparently these refuse to listen the workers”, stressed.

Indeed the commission will formally ask for to minister of Basic Industries and Minería (Mibam), Rodolfo Sanz, to present/display the plan of recovery of the industries of the sector aluminum.

Conjunctures
After the conditions are evaluated and the reality of the industries struggles with the workers, Marcano assured that a work plan will be due to present/display that allows to glimpse some exits.

The parliamentarian came out in defense of an in his work to take care of the demands of Guayana. Recently, also delegated by the state Bolivar, Medina Shepherd, he criticized the “indifference” shown by the Legislative Power before the problematic one of the factories.

For Marcano the first step that must give the national Government is to make specific the investments based on a work plan in whose elaboration the workers participate. “There is a plan of investments, the resources are assigned, but we do not want that they are turned aside but they optimized. It is necessary that the work plan leaves from the workers because they are who know the process aluminum”, stood out.

Returning to the visit of the members of the commission of mines, the parliamentarian did a call to him to minister Rodolfo Sanz so that he attends, previously, to the ordinary meeting of the 25 of March, with the purpose of to interchange proposals of the plan of the relaunching of these companies.

Companies in wearing down

The Secretary General of Sutralúmina Bolivar, Jose Sanchez was thankful for the answer of the deputies who will move until Guayana to verify the denunciations.

In relation to the present situation of Bauxilum, Sanchez alerted on the 150 damaged equipment that, by all means, interrupts the alumina production.

Pedro Pear trees, leader of Sutralum, calls to take care of with speed the denunciations on low alumina provision that jeopardizes to the reducing ones of aluminum, like CVG Venalum.