User: Isha / Encarta 2009/Historia

I greet the 10-year rule of President Chavez PCV: Chavez ended the application of neoliberalism in Venezuela as a state policy. Nationalization of the fundamental areas of the economy ‘are fundamental achievements of the Venezuelan people that go in the direction of greater economic sovereignty and independence of our country’. Caracas, 02 feb. Tribuna Popular TP .- The Politburo of the Communist Party of Venezuela PCV, greeting today to President Chavez and the revolutionary process, marking ten years of taking possession of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, highlighting the great achievements attained in social, national sovereignty and development of the Venezuelan people in the past five years of the century. So said the National Secretary of Association of the tent, Pedro Eusse, who pointed out the profound changes that have taken place in Venezuelan society in this decade, highlighting the development and promulgation, through popular participation, of the Constitution of the Republic Venezuela. ‘The arrival of Hugo Chavez Frias government, I mean’ for the PCV-the suspension of neoliberal policies in Venezuela and much of Latin America and the Caribbean ‘, express the leader, recalling that in the decade of 90 and mostly under Caldera’s government, were being implemented privatization policies of the basic state, ‘We had plans to privatize the oil industry’, he said. MNCs had taken control of key sectors of the economy and basic and strategic services in Venezuela, noting that it implements the policies of labor flexibility on workers, a situation which under the Bolivarian government has protected the right of workers labor with tenure. The PCV stress that in these years with the arrival of President Chavez, has reversed many of those policies imposed by the International Monetary Fund ‘it stopped and started to reverse since the triumph of the people and of President Chavez’ express . The approval of the Constitution establishes the political, economic social and cultural rights of the Venezuelan people, highlighted Eusse. Also contrasting these policies with those developed in these years with the company’s nationalization of economic fundamentals, such as energy, steel, cement and electricity, telecommunications, stressing that ‘They are fundamental achievements of the Venezuelan people that go in the direction of the greater economic sovereignty and independence of our country ‘. The leader added “this is one of the fundamental reasons why the Communist Party of Venezuela, from a programmatic perspective, supports, defends and works by strengthening the process of change ‘. PCV also pointed out the progress on labor and social rights of the Venezuelan workers, listing a series of advances in pay, pension and job security. The education, health which has reached record levels of protection in Latin America and access to these essential services, was also highlighted by the leader, ‘The social policies have led to defeat poverty and advance the social inclusion of millions of Venezuelans through social mission ‘. The progress made in this period ‘is lost sight of if we compare to Venezuela 20 years ago’, he emphasized Eusse. But also lists many outstanding things that should be deepened, highlighting the need to develop effectively the People and the processes of returning power to the people, through the exercise of control and employees of social enterprises in state hands and the proper control and private sector control. “We have to truly build popular power if we actually move this process forward towards socialism ‘he said. The dismantling of the old state apparatus, repression of workers, which is still present in Venezuelan society, being seen in the killing of two workers in making the Mitsubishi company in Anzoategui State, by order of a judge who supported employers attempt to disrupt the just protest of workers by the illegal dismissal of 135 workers of the company on 29 January. Proceeds of the actions ‘brutal and savage’ that the police acted, 2 workers were killed and a third wounded and dozens more serious injuries, ‘Indeed it ltilizaron long arms and short lead against the workers there who have even taken these facilities’ , denounced the ruling. This is a sign of things to do there, where to criminalize and judicialize the just protests and demonstrations by workers.