Wednesday's Wall Street Journal (1/15/03) reports (p. 8) "Mr. Chavez has extended to July 15 a ban on layoffs that he imposed last July to prevent businesses from laying off employees after a 20 per cent minimum-wage increase he decreed took effect. The business sector protested vehemently when Mr. Chavez imposed the ban, saying he didn't consult them as required by law.
The state-run Venpres news agency reported the extension sollowing Mr. Chavez's announcement that he has fired 2,000 striking employees of the state oil monopoly PDVSA. The firing freeze applies only to those earning less than 633,600 bolivars ($383) a month, and the oil workers likely make much more than that, a Labor Ministry official said." ------------------------------------------- Macdonald Stainsby http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/rad-green http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/leninist-international -- In the contradiction lies the hope. --Bertholt Brecht _______________________________________________ Leninist-International mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/leninist-international
