The Daily Journal – The Venezuelan Observatory of Social Conflict (OVCS) documented 1,101 protests across Venezuela in September 2026, averaging 37 demonstrations per day and marking a 489% increase compared with the same month in 2025, when the organization recorded 187 protests, according to its monthly report. Power outages emerged as the leading cause of […]
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The former Caracas metropolitan mayor views the dialogue between the acting government and the 2015 National Assembly as a first step toward restoring the country’s institutions. Still, he warns that the process must also address social demands. The Daily Journal.- Former Caracas Metropolitan Mayor Juan Barreto believes that the dialogue between Venezuela’s acting government and […]
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The Daily Journal.- Unions representing healthcare workers, primary and secondary school teachers, and university staff will march to Miraflores Palace on Tuesday, October 13, to submit approximately 40,000 signatures to the national government. They demand that authorities calculate year-end bonuses based on workers’ total compensation rather than the official base salary, which remains frozen at […]
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The Daily Journal.- Robert González, a leader of the United Federation of Venezuelan Oil Workers (Futpv), called on Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) on Wednesday to immediately begin negotiations on the sector’s collective bargaining agreement, citing a delay of more than eight years in negotiations over labor benefits. González made the demand during a sector-wide plenary […]
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The Daily Journal.- Representatives of oil industry unions in Zulia state have called on workers to attend a meeting on October 1 to discuss collective bargaining negotiations and other labor issues affecting industry employees. The meeting will take place at 9:00 a.m. at the Casa de la Cultura and will bring together workers from Baralt […]
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The Daily Journal. — Months have passed since the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, yet the promise of improved living conditions for Venezuelans remains unfulfilled. The independent movement of workers, retirees, and pensioners is demanding from the interim administration the same measures it previously demanded from Nicolás Maduro: a general increase in wages and pensions […]
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The Daily Journal.- The Guayana Grassroots Workers’ Social Movement denounced alleged labor irregularities at Siderúrgica del Orinoco “Alfredo Maneiro” (Sidor) on Thursday and warned about deteriorating services for workers and their families. In a statement dated September 10, the organization accused company management of pursuing an alleged policy of “precarious employment conditions” and demanded answers […]
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The Daily Journal.— Labor representatives from Siderúrgica del Orinoco (Sidor) and various productive sectors in eastern Venezuela met in Caracas to consolidate a space for dialogue and present proposals aimed at improving workers’ socioeconomic conditions. The meeting brought together delegates from Bolívar, Anzoátegui, and Monagas states representing 25 industrial sectors. Among the priorities outlined in […]
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