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Among the promises touted right-wing parties to arrive at the National Assembly (AN), concerning the parliamentary elections of 26 September, including a reform of the Labour Act that would favor the wealthy business groups in the country, organized under Fedecámaras.

That intention is not expressed openly by the Venezuelan opposition, supported the capitalist model and, therefore, contrary to the values \u200b\u200bof socialism promoted by the government of President Hugo Chávez Frías, but is mentioned on the sly after the promise to reform the above Act "to promote a new relationship between capital and labor."

The quote quotes are included in a pamphlet anti-Chavez parties have been distributed during the election campaign, entitled "100 solutions people "whose content directly and indirectly expresses the intentions of the Venezuelan right to reverse already established mechanisms, such as self-management by the community councils, land reform against the large estates and the social distribution of oil resources. Specifically

on election promises of the opposition in the workplace, Deputy Oscar Figuera, a member of the Social Development Commission of the current AN, was asked about the meaning of the phrase "a new relationship between capital and labor."

Figuera has been an active participant in the discussions that have been completed in the AN to create a new labor law, beyond for reform.

Read between the lines and see the past

"All that the opposition proposes is to be read between the lines, because it disguises certain terms that would expose his intention to return to the model that prevailed in Venezuela between 1958 and 1998 (Fourth Republic) . No doubt this proposal to reform the Labor Law claim lies to support the business with what they call create conditions for the labor market, "said Figuera.

According to historical records, featuring the same right-wing leaders who today aspire to reach the AN, "create conditions for the labor market" involves removing employee benefits to reduce "charges" to employers, in exchange for the latter generate more employment opportunities, a sort of "redistribution of resources" that promises to lower unemployment if workers "sacrifice."

But the failure of that promise has already been demonstrated in Venezuela and other Latin American countries, where labor flexibility neoliberal model has been applied with damaging results for the working class.

In 1997, during the second period of Rafael Caldera (1994-1999), the Labour Act was amended by agreement between the so-called tripartite government, Fedecámaras and the Confederation of Workers of Venezuela (CTV), represented by political leaders of the ruling parties.

Although the working class opposed the interests of Fedecámaras prevailed. On 2 March this year, the Tripartite decided to eliminate the retroactive nature of social benefits and left in the hands of private enterprise the decision of any wage increase.

The current owner of the opposition newspaper Tal Cual, Teodoro Petkoff, a staunch anti-Chavez was Cordiplan Minister in 1997 and participated in the tripartite government as representative. Petkoff justified the measure to the country arguing that termination of employment benefits "encourage the productive apparatus. "

the close of that year, occurred in Venezuela 4.8% drop in the economy, the minimum wage below the 100-Bs, only allowed to buy 22.94% of the basic and the rate of unemployment over 11%. Towards the end of the period of the Caldera (1999) job unemployment had risen to 14.7%.