Miners of the Pebble demand right to the work
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Sep 11, 2010 06:44AM
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Miners of the Pebble demand right to the work |
Saturday, 11 of September of 2010 |
Around 200 miners they bet in the entrance of the Tomi mine in the municipality the Pebble, to demand its right to the work. After the earth avalanche that killed to six of its companions. Carlos Andres Monsalve Artisan miners do not create the proposal of the Executive to improve their conditions of work and life. Photo CAM
According to the spokesman of the workers of gold, from the evacuation happened after the death of six 25 miners the past August by a earth avalanche that tapió while they extracted material, not yet has received replaced official. Yerania Lara, who identified itself like mining worker, declared that they feel deceived by the competent authorities, which they offered to return the permissions in the possible brevity, after the death of these citizens. “This situation has taken to a condition of hunger, desperation and depression, we are waiting for answers for this Friday (yesterday) and of not obtaining it, already we would stop being the miners liabilities that they know”, assured. They want to work The auriferous workers stay in the hope of the president of the company Minerven, Luis Herrera, and representatives of the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana, like possible mediators in the canalization of a solution. According to the statistics handled by the same miners, at least 800 unemployed people, situation exist that begins to seriously affect the economy of the municipalities Sifontes, Callao and Roscio. They recognize that they do not count on the minimum measures of security, but maintains that always they have worked thus. “We counted is with our work, our effort and with many desire of overcoming this way, because we do not have another form to live. The fundamental pillar of the south of the S-state the small mining”, affirmed Yerania Lara. Slow answer |