To denounce the current situation Minerven cleb
Articles - Politics
Monday November 15, 2010

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The company has not fulfilled contractual obligations to their workers.


Minerven company workers, report the Bolivar State Legislative Council (cleb) the situation presented today by the state corporation. The information was provided by Edwin Hurtado, director of simpro, which brings together union workers Minerven. With reference to the situation straddles the gold company meant the union leader: "They have not complied with the year-end bonuses and other benefits under the collective labor agreement since last Tuesday various groups of workers in the state CVG -Minerven, held a strike called Operation Fallen Arms' "

Sit-down strike
Given this situation had not received answers his petition to the Legislative Council in Bolivar State.

According to the statement by Edwin Hurtado, the present situation whereby through the company, the failure by the chairman of Minerva, who promised a bonus of 10 000 Bs and to date has not complied with the agreement. In addition, working conditions where they work which are not the most appropriate in terms of the provisions of any company industrial safety.

"In some areas of the company can no longer work. We work in a mine and there hygiene and safety are minimal, Mina Mendez Sosa Colombia and we do not have safety equipment like gloves and ear protection, and the amount when we receive is quite late ", said workers of the company.

As noted Minerven is indebted to all employees, suppliers and social debt to the community councils of El Callao. It is no secret the deterioration of the entire company, a part of equipment and machinery.

Called the president of cleb

"We want to raise this complaint with the cleb to take action and to be raised this complaint with the National Assembly, Mibam and the Presidency of the Republic" meant Edwin Hurtado.

As for the statement to the media by Darwin Evans, director of the aforementioned work gold company, the union leader said:

"This fight is not politics nor guarimberos as we want to see the current directors of the company. "The president should take responsibility Minerven and after canceling the year-end bonus and a bonus not only pay Bs F. 10,000 commitment is signed on 19 September. "

Around the industrial safety management simpro union, Edwin Hurtado said "It is not guaranteed at all for workers, that due to the conditions presented by hauling equipment."

"For the deplorable situation presented by the company's workers are in permanent assembly in minutes signed with the company president, engineer Luis Herrera Mendoza, it was agreed the increase in ticket basket, wages, 25 Bs day to each worker a bonus of 35 000 Bs and was going to be canceled by installments, and has only been met with increased ticket basket and the first bonus payment, "said Hurtado.

Minerven ended the year with low production

In relation to the production Edwin Hurtado, stated: "Minerva is about to close the year with a production of just 2 000 kilos of gold, when last year ended with 4 000 200 kilos."

The situation will be raised to Minerven Bolivar State Legislative Council, which is why they are requesting a meeting and a right to speak to the regional parliament to address the serious situation which crosses the largest gold Venezuela state-owned. "We are back in this way the production recorded in 1992, as you may have an increased budget, staff and equipment, in 2010 we will close with the figure described above," he said.

To conclude the trade union on behalf of the labor of Minerva, called on the deputy Vicente Rojas, president of the Bolivar State Legislative Council, who asked to intercede in order to seek solutions to the problems presented by the State Authority Minerven.