Hecla Mining forced to cancel labor liabilities
Wednesday, 02 July 2008

The union is Untiocs to the expectations of the future of the company, whether it will be mixed or will be owned solely on state-owned

Marelys Torres
Photo: Jesus Franco Yépez

Hecla Untiocs requires the payment of labor liabilities

Hecla Mining Company must meet the debts it has with employees before leaving the country and likewise must respect the performance of the Inspectorate Guasipati in this case, called the secretary of the union's claim Untiocs, Exaviel Alexander. According to the leader continued claims of workers from the company that apparently contacted the group Agape to continue the work he did in mine. However, still has a number of debts to employees and must not leave the country without having cancelado. Desde Veronica Mendoza who was in charge of the Inspectorate Guasipati claims were made before this body but progress on the matter were not satisfactory workers. However, after his replacement by Rodolfo De Vera in office, this addressed to seek solution to the problem under the law.

Displaying the speed that the inspectorate was giving him the case, he continued, the company tried to evade the payment of liabilities by introducing a letter requesting the inhibition of De Vera on this case, claiming he was biased in favour of the union.

The company can not circumvent the workers or the Venezuelan laws, Alexander said. Hecla has acted in bad faith and must assume its responsibility before the debt it has with workers.

According to the leader, Hecla also boycotted the convention of collective 2007 under the allegation that did not have sufficient earnings to cancel the workers, being that it had earned enough to pay what they requested.

"He bought the conscience of some directors Untiocs, including the secretary general, who followed the guidelines of the company and accepted the contract extension that flagrantly violate the benefits of workers," he said.

The debt that the company has about 600 miners, both of La Camorra as Hecla Mining Gold is close to 8 thousand strong bolivars per worker.

Another situation that keeps warning to workers is that they do not know yet exactly what will be the company's future, whether it will be mixed property, whether it will be only of the Venezuelan State or, conversely, will a new transnational responsible for mines.

Maintaining unity

Exaviel Alexander took the opportunity to call upon all workers in the state bolivar to remain united because it demonstrated as well as achieve its objectives.

He expressed solidarity with workers Vhicoa "because their rights are being boycotted" and "no amount of Tilden illegal or not its manifestations, because their demands are realistic."

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