PDVSA labor purge: another 828 employees sacked

<a href=www.vheadline.com>Venezuela's Electronic News Posted: Thursday, April 03, 2003 By: VenAmCham

Less than a week after Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) president Ali Rodriguez Araque said that dismissals from the State-owned oil company had come to an end, a new list has been published announcing the dismissal of yet another 828 oil workers.

Signed by Rodriguez himself, the list raises the total of fired employees to 17,871 ... 47% of the labor force at PDVSA as per December 31, 2002, according to figures published in the Gaceta Oficial (Official Gazette).