El Deber reports: The National Executive Committee of the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB – main worker’s union in Bolivia), has to disseminate within 20 days, the resolutions of the last expanded national meeting, where a national minimum wage of Bs 8,300 [Bs6.96 per dollar] as the basis for wage negotiations with the Government. On the…
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Bolivian government’s political style and performance, as of March 2012
Current Bolivian government continues to have serious managerial misfits and sadly it shows an incredible aptitude for flunking, despite over six years in government; the following cartoons just illustrate how it was perceived by Bolivian society, close to the end of February 2012: This one is from El Diario, February 29, 2012. Both current president…
Coca-ine: INCB Attacks Bolivia on Coca Stance
The INCB (JIFE in Spanish) expressed its deception on current Bolivian government’s intent to ‘justify’ the use of coca leafs; Hawaii News Daily reports: INCB Attacks Bolivia on Coca Stance February 28, 2012 By Phillip Smith In its 2011 Annual Report, the International Narcotics Control Board, which monitors the implementation of international drug control treaties, has attacked Bolivia…
TIPNIS rejects gov’s intent to force the “prior consult” February 29, 2012
Los Tiempos reports: The TIPNIS sub-central delivered yesterday in La Paz a memorial to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) to request the suspension of the “prior” consultation that the Government prepares to achieve for the construction of the Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos road through the protected area. The Organization denounced the Executive sent commissions…
Bolivian presidential’s priorities… coca yes, seacoast claim & others… not for now, they can just wait
Over this week, news reported of the intention’s of current Bolivian president to travel to either push the agenda related to our seacoast claim against Chile in the international forum or to advocate for the coca chewing… well, it was not a hard dilemma, as expected the current leader of the coca growers from the…
TIPNIS update, February 23, 2012
TIPNIS continues to struggle against governmental manipulation; yesterday the government has promoted the prosecution of women who “allegedly” are said to be guilty for keeping hostage the Foreign Affairs Minister, David Choquehuanca, days prior to the brutal aggression of the police force to the marchers. That is blunt intimidation said CIDOB’s President to Unitel on…
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