Teachers were the professionals who protested the most during November, affected by a salary devalued by inflation before a Government that has not made minimum wage adjustments for nine months. Inaesin highlighted in his monthly bulletin specific complaints about the situation in the state companies Corpoelec and Cantv
The Observatory of Labor Conflict and Union Management (Inaesin) reported that during November 67 labor conflicts were registered, mostly motivated by salary disagreement of salaried workers.
According to the data available in the Newsletter In Inaesin corresponding to November 2022, 64.18% of labor disputes had a salary complaint as their main motivation. The second largest reason for protesting was due to working conditions (10.45%) and was followed by a collective agreement (7.46%), dismissals (5.97%), insecurity (1.49%) and “others” (1 ,49%).
On the other hand, the Inaesin highlights that the sector that protested the most was the educational sector. 40.68% of the registered cases were led by workers in the education sector. The second group with the most activity in the month was the health union, with a presence in 13.56% of the conflicts.
November’s behavior in terms of labor disputes makes sense when considering that the minimum wage has been maintained since March and has been the victim of a significant devaluation.
By March 15, when it was decreed, it was equivalent to $40.7 when converted to dollars with the official exchange rate in force at that time of Bs 4.26. Now, nine months later, the same monthly salary translates into $10.2 at the rate of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) at Bs 16.67.
On the other hand, teachers are in the professional group most affected by low salaries. The public payroll is subject to the minimum wage, which governs all salary tables.
For this same reason, university teachers and professors led protests for months demanding the repeal of the so-called “Onapre Instructions”, which established salary tables and benefits at the convenience of the Government, which did not correspond to the union’s collective agreements.
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Months later, the situation of the country’s teachers continues to deteriorate, while inflation maintains its pace and they have less and less purchasing power.
Inaesin highlights cases
The observatory emphasized two specific situations that demanded workers in the course of November. First, an eviction case in the state Corpoelec. Workers indicated that they were warned that they will be evicted from their headquarters located in Coro.
“Starling Bracho, general secretary of the Electrical Workers Union, described the eviction by the Corpoelec company as an outrage, wanting to deprive them of the headquarters they have occupied for more than 18 years, protected by the provisions of the collective agreement,” he indicates. Bulletin.
The second case has to do with the labor rights of the staff of the Compañía Anónima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela (Cantv), since more than 300 workers demanded the homologation of salaries and denounced not having health insurance or receiving medicines from the company. .
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