The Minister of Labor, José Rivero, denounced before the International Labor Organization (ILO) the impact of the sanctions imposed by the United States in labor matters.
Asó reported this Monday, via Twitter, the Permanent Mission of Venezuela to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva.
“Minister @min_joserivero meets in Geneva with Guy Ryder, CEO of @iloto exchange the results of the dialogue with Venezuelan social and economic partners, as well as denounce the effects of Unilateral Coercive Measures in the area of work”, he published.
Venezuela has faced more than 500 sanctions from the United States and the European Union since 2017, which block its economic activity in various areas.
The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteurship on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, recognized the serious and negative consequences that unilateral coercive measures have caused since previous years and especially since 2014. Human and social rights of Venezuelans.
He highlighted, in a report issued in February 2021, that until 2015 workers received a salary equivalent to between 150-500 dollars and this income was seriously affected by the so-called “sanctions” imposed by the United States, the European Union and other countries. .
The National Government periodically reviews workers’ salaries and grants consecutive increases in monthly income, but the effect of unilateral coercive measures provokes the devaluation of the Bolívar in a dramatic way.
On March 3, the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, announced the increase to 130.00 bolívares of the monthly national minimum wage for workers in the public and private sectors.
