Today and Thursday workers affiliated to the COB will march in La Paz, in protest to the salary deductions instructed by the government for the over ten days that the COB went on strike last April. The following editorial outlines that the rupture between the government and the COB is for real. http://eldia.com.bo/index.php?c=&articulo=La-gran-ruptura&cat=363&pla=3&id_articulo=62261 Government states that Bolivia…
Month: May 2011
Does Bolivia have a sound salary policy?
This cartoon appeared May 9, 2011 in La Razon newspaper. It represents how the larger union (COB) received 11% salary increase as opposed to YPFB, the hydrocarbon state-owned company who gets 70% for this calendar year. In the earlier years of this government, it had a policy that no public servant should have a greater…
Sad but irrefutable evidence, coca over wildlife…
This cartoon appeared on La Razon on May 7, 2011. It is a sad description of what is going on in the Isiboro Secure, wildlife reserve and site of indigenous group who were recognized as one of the 36 nations that are part of the State of Bolivia. Coca growers and narcotraffick initiated their incursions there in mid 90s,…
Upcoming unrest? again??
A serious issue is developing in Beni department, the following link reports that a number of rural population has been transported in an airforce plane from their communities to is Capital Trinidad. Furthermore, they are being given shelter in an army compound. The reason being an unclear struggle between two sides of their organization. I…
Can Bolivia control its inflation?
We are prone to conflict. Bolivia’s history is filled with struggle; over the years we’ve seen road/street blockades and strikes (including hunger strikes) as types of pressure to all governments. Bolivian society suffers these “pressures” and after a while, depending of the government style and strength some “agreement” is reached… until next strike. Under that environment how…
Bolivian economy needs clear rules
An interesting comparison was made by journalist Humberto Vacaflor on El Deber today: On labor day, while in Huanuni Oruro on May 1st, president stated that people had to wait for new mining, hydrocarbon and investment laws; as well as for banking, commerce and trading laws. Uncertainty has proven to be a bad sign, investment remains stagnant, inflation…
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