Nearly 40 NGOs demand a living wage in Venezuela, restore labor rights and reject the 'condemnation to poverty'
A total of 39 non-governmental organizations demanded a living minimum wage in Venezuela this Thursday, which today amounts to 27 cents of a dollar per month according to the official exchange rate, while rejecting what they described as a 'condemnation to poverty'. 'We demand the re-establishment of the rule of law to ensure that work is an engine of autonomy and not a condemnation to poverty,' the organizations stated in a statement, also signed by 55 people and shared by the NGO Provea.
TL;DR
- 39 NGOs and 55 individuals demand a dignified minimum wage in Venezuela, currently $0.27 per month.
- They reject the current labor model as 'authoritarian' and a 'condemnation to poverty'.
- The demand includes re-establishing the rule of law and ensuring work provides autonomy.
- They criticize the government for ignoring wage demands, blaming sanctions while other nations maintain protections.
- An immediate national minimum wage is demanded to 'rescue the value of work' and stop forced migration.
- Calls for full freedom and cessation of judicial proceedings against union leaders.
- Police reportedly blocked a planned march to Miraflores presidential palace demanding salary increases.
- The minimum wage has been stagnant at 130 bolivars for over four years, devalued by inflation.
- Government policy focuses on two bonuses for public workers totaling $190, which do not impact labor benefits.
- Vice President Delcy Rodríguez previously promised an economic 'improvement' on May 1st regarding salary increases.