Case No 2727 (Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)) - Complaint date: 29-JUN-09

Confederation of Workers of Venezuela (CTV)

Allegations

The Venezuelan Workers’ Confederation (CTV) alleges: (1) that the Office of the Attorney General has brought charges of boycotting against six workers of the enterprise Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) for staging protests to demand their labour rights; (2) that protests have been criminalized and legal proceedings initiated at various enterprises, and that union officials have been dismissed in connection with these protests; (3) the murder of three officials of the Bolivarian Union of Workers in the Construction Industry in El Tigre and of two union delegates in the Los Anaucos district in June 2009; (4) the contract killings of more than 200 workers and union officials in the construction sector; and (5) persistent refusal by the public authorities to bargain collectively in the health, oil, electricity and national university sectors, among others

Case No 2727 (Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)) - Complaint date: 29-JUN-09

Confederation of Workers of Venezuela (CTV)

Allegations

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