A series of objectives were raised by the United Democratic Venezuela Movement, which include a salary increase that “reaches a sufficient, regular and stable amount to cover the food basket” anchored to the official exchange rate, the repeal of the Onapre instructions, the restitution of collective agreements and respect for union activities
The United Democratic Venezuela Movement (MVDU) showed its support for the struggle of public administration workers who demand, through mobilizations and strikes, better wages, as well as respect for collective agreements and union activity.
In a release published by the organization, eight objectives are proposed that, if met, would improve the working conditions of salaried workers in the country, since, they recall, “the salary is not even enough to eat.”
These objectives go through a salary increase that “reaches a sufficient, regular and stable amount to cover the food basket” anchored to the official exchange rate, the repeal of the Onapre instructions, the restitution of collective agreements, respect for the freedom of association, the organization of union elections, the provision of inputs to public health centers and the improvement of educational institutions.
The statement of the movement of which the former Minister of Economy, Rodrigo Cabezas, is a part, emphasizes that the “de facto government” headed by Nicolás Maduro ignores the Labor Law published in 2012, legislation created by Chavismo itself that is now being breached, violating “the principles and labor rights with impunity”.
It also points to the labor inspectorates for not doing their job of protecting the rights of workers, submitting to the absolute will of the “employer-government.”
As a result, “there is a fictitious immobility and social benefits that are devoured by inflation, while the private national productive apparatus is attacked and State companies are destroyed and invasive corruption spreads that covers the entire country.”
United Democratic Venezuela shows its solidarity with the struggle of Venezuelan workers for a salary sufficient for a decent standard of living pic.twitter.com/tgBAxUuYrJ
– VzlaDemocraticaUnida (@VDUnida) January 13, 2023
* Also read: Government delegated commission to dialogue with workers on strike in Sidor
Protests for salary improvements
The statement is issued in a context of protests across the country. During the last quarter of the year, the Institute of Higher Union Studies (Inaesin) registered 2.5 daily labor conflicts, most of them motivated by the demand for better wages.
Just a few days ago, university professors and teachers organized a national mobilization in which they emphasized their demand for higher wages and the repeal of the Onapre instruction, thanks to which the benefits established in collective agreements are calculated illegally.
Meanwhile, workers at the Siderúrgica del Orinoco (Sidor) accumulate five days of strike as a claim for the starvation wages they receive.
Nicolás Maduro addressed the country just 24 hours ago to present his accountability for his management in 2022. Despite celebrating the deceptive economic growth of the national economy in the last 12 months, he did not say a word about the low wages he pays his Government, nor did he show the dozens of protests that have been organized in recent months for this reason.
The Venezuelan labor population saw how the already low minimum wage approved in March 2022 progressively devalued against the dollar from its equivalent of $30 at the time of the increase to just $7.36 by the end of the year.
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