economy
Aumento salarial en Venezuela: ¿qué dijo Delcy Rodríguez ante la Asamblea Nacional?
Delcy Rodríguez instruyó al área económica del Ejecutivo a crear dos fondos soberanos: uno destinado a mejorar el ingreso de los trabajadores y otro orientado a la recuperación de la infraestructura nacional. Sin embargo, no precisó si la mejora del ingreso implicará un aumento del salario mínimo o si continuará el esquema de bonos que no inciden en prestaciones ni utilidades
TL;DR
- Vice President Delcy Rodríguez announced two sovereign funds: one for worker income and one for infrastructure.
- The funds will be financed by energy cooperation with the United States.
- It remains unclear if worker income improvement will involve a minimum wage hike or continued bonus schemes.
- Venezuela's minimum wage has been frozen at 130 bolivars since March 2022, now valued at less than one dollar.
- The article highlights the severe financial struggles of educators and university staff due to low wages.
- Rodríguez also mentioned a project to reform the Organic Hydrocarbons Law to incorporate the 'Chevron model' and other production schemes.