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This union notes:
The sacking of Orlando Chirino, coordinator of the UNT union federation in Venezuela and an elected official in the oil industry union Sinutrapetrol, from his job in the state-owned oil company PDVSA.
The widespread support for Chirino’s reinstatement from labour movement bodies in Venezuela, Latin America and across the globe.
This union resolves:
To write to Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and the Ministry of Labour calling for the reinstatement of Orlando Chirino, and for trade union rights and independence to be respected.
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Contact details:
The Venezuelan embassy in London
1 Cromwell Road, London SW7 2HW
info@venezlon.co.uk
The consulate in London
56 Grafton Way, London W1T 5DL
consulado@venezlon.co.uk
HUGO CHAVÉZ FRIAS
Address: Palacio de Miraflores Av. Urdaneta, Caracas.
Ministry of People's Power for Labor and Social Security
Address: Esquina de Tienda Honda, Edf. Las Mercedes, piso 6, Caracas