Police blockade prevents workers' march towards Miraflores: they reaffirm they will continue in the streets for dignified wages
Unions and workers in Venezuela denounced this Thursday that the Police installed barriers and vehicles to prevent the planned march to the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas to demand salary increases, despite having permits from the authorities and amid the Chavista pilgrimage against sanctions that arrives in the city today.
TL;DR
- Police set up barriers and vehicles to block a workers' march to the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas.
- The march was organized to demand salary increases, which have been frozen since 2022.
- Union leaders stated they had obtained permits for the protest.
- Workers also expressed rejection of the state potentially paying legal defense for former president Nicolás Maduro.
- The protest occurred during a Chavista pilgrimage against sanctions.
- Union leaders announced further national protests for May 1st, International Workers' Day.
- Workers criticized the current minimum wage of 130 bolivars (approximately $0.27 USD per month) and the high cost of the food basket ($700 USD).
- They demanded free elections if the government cannot provide a salary increase to cover basic living costs.
- Previous similar protests have also been repressed by police.