Minerven workers knock on the doors of the CVG
Friday, November 12, 2010

Working between 600 and 700 meters underground, the teams are "obsolete", the risk of accidents is 50 percent, are paid monthly and Bs 300 billion have overcome one of the three installments of compensation as a result of the collective contract lost force in September 2009.

"Next time will not come a few workers, will come 2 000 300 employees," said Union President and Professional Employees Minerven (Sinpro), Carlos Rodriguez, during his visit to the headquarters of the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana ( CVG).

Moved from El Callao Sinpro representatives and business managers to deliver copies of the minutes of conventions, which argued not been met. "We have 12 days of sit-ins demanding safety and payment of liabilities," said Rodriguez, who blamed the situation to an "administrative mismanagement."

Rodriguez notes that given the geographic location of the company and employees do not take into account. "Almost 42 years have CVG Minerven and have the worst wages in the holding companies of the CVG. It's amazing how a worker comes to our company, an engineer earns 1,300 bolivars, as the daily payroll."

"We will go wherever we go. A (Mibam Minister Jose) Khan did not know," he added.

The CVG Minerven collective agreement expired on September 19, 2009.

Insolvency
"Contribution of housing, school, birth of children, HCM" all benefits qualify as "backward" described by Edwin Hurtado, Secretary of Press and Propaganda Sinpro. "We work in mines to 600 feet underground and CVG Minerven not have HCM, because the company is solvent."

"We do not come here solely for the financial commitments that we owed," he said, then marched to the CVG for "pose imminent risks" with which they work.

He said they have visited Inpsasel and Labour Inspectorate without getting any positive change in their working conditions. "The imminent risk is 50 percent of accident."

Low production
75 percent less than planned is projected to close 2010 as Edwin Ewans, director CVG Minerven labor.

He explained that between 2007 and 2008 the "normal conditions" of the company was to produce between 350 and 400 kilos of gold per month, ie between 11 kilos and 13 kilos per day. Now, he said, the fee does not exceed six kilos produced per day.

Agreements
By midafternoon the wording established telephone contact with the union president, who reported that after meeting with the vice president of CVG, Haydee Valenzuela and President of CVG Minerven, agreed to pay the second installment (10 thousand Bolivars) of compensation bonus for Monday.

Rodriguez also requested the installation of a joint working committee to review the working conditions, a request was also supported. On the day up 25 Bs, adding that the vice president of the CVG was notified that have already been approved by this body, but which are in the process of signing the national government. (LSM)