US EditionVenezuelan police block protesters demanding higher wages and pensions
Police used tear gas and blockades to stop about 2,000 protesters demanding salary and pension increases as inflation keeps wages near poverty levels.
- On Thursday, National Police fired tear gas to disperse around 2,000 protesters marching toward the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas demanding higher wages and pensions.
- Public sector workers earn roughly $160 monthly while the minimum wage remains 130 bolivars , leaving families struggling to meet the $645 needed for food amid annual inflation exceeding 600 percent.
- Demonstrators chanted "Yes, we can!" while pressing demands for baseline salary increases, with 71-year-old retiree Mauricio Ramos calling the government's wage deception "completely unheard of."
- Acting President Delcy Rodriguez promised a wage increase on May 1, stating on Wednesday that her government advocates a "responsible" hike to avoid inflationary spikes from prior adjustments.
- Thursday's protest marked the largest anti-government demonstration since August 2024, signaling that fear under ousted leader Nicolas Maduro has begun to subside among Venezuelan citizens.
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By EFE - A heavy cordon of the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) of Venezuela blocked and dispersed with pepper spray hundreds of workers who were trying to march this Thursday towards the Miraflores presidential palace in downtown Caracas to demand a salary increase, which has been frozen since 2022. In their attempt to reach the seat of the Executive branch, considered a security zone and where only pro-government marches have been allowed for …
Venezuelan Workers Break Police Lines Demanding Pay
Key Points — The Coalición Sindical Nacional, public-sector unions, and university students marched on the Miraflores presidential palace on April 9, breaking through at least five police cordons in central Caracas before being blocked by riot police — Interim president Delcy Rodríguez had announced a vague “responsible increase” to salaries on April 8, effective May […] The post Venezuelan Workers Break Police Lines Demanding Pay appeared first…
Venezuelan police used tear gas on Thursday to disperse a rally of around 2,000 protesters who marched towards the presidential palace demanding higher wages and pensions.
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It looks like rebellion could be brewing in Venezuela. Large crowds of angry civil sector workers charged through roadblocks on their way to the presidential palace to demand higher pay. People are struggling to survive. They say they live on “starvation wages.” Under pressure from Washington to ease repression, Delcy Rodriguez has pushed through several major economic reforms, as well as an amnesty for political prisoners. She wants to raise wa…
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