Venezuelan president urges workers to move towards socialism

[Catherina]

Venezuelan president urges workers to move towards socialism

Caracas, May 28 (Prensa Latina) President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, today urged the working class of basic industries in Guayana to lead the construction of socialism in the state of Bolivar and the country.

After his visit to the Caroni CVG Aluminium SA (Alcasa), Maduro emphasized the organization of workers and the discussion of new forms of collective agreement to advance towards socialism.

He urged increased worker control over production and stated that CVG will have the opportunity to demonstrate, under the direction of workers, that the socialist model is superior to capitalism.

Maduro indicated the creation, in every factory setting, of an agenda that includes concrete decision-making concerning production and growth plans, investment needs and outstanding labor issues.

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- Maduro proposed that each group elect representatives to participate in a sort of Staff or Board of Directors to redefine the system of worker control and a socialist management model for all companies of Guyana.

- He announced several social benefit initiatives, among them:

- the construction of 300 houses for workers in the Orinoco Steel Alfredo Maneiro (Sidor) and another 1000 for Alcasa and Bauxilum land

- the construction of a 378 million bolivar (USD $60 million) General Hospital in the town of San Felix.

- he told them that implementing the measures in the first paragraphs would ensure greater access to rights like education, recreation, and strengthening the food supply.

- he also told them two thousand 300 million bolivars (2.3 billion bolivars/ USD $365 million) had been approved to double the statewide network of food distribution, which includes Food Markets (Mercal), Producer and Distributor Venezuelan Food (Pdval) and Bicentennial Abastos.

- he called for them to create worker militias ASAP in all the factories of Guyana.

- he reproached, criticized those who fear arming workers so they can protect economic spaces and assured that these militias will be synonymous with "Revolution and Secure Homeland."