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  • Venezuelan state oil giant PDVSA continues slowdown against government-appointed directors

    03/13/2002 11:42:34 PM PST · by Cincinatus' Wife · 1 replies · 566+ views
    Yahoo.com ^ | Mar 13, 2002 3:58 PM ET | AP
    CARACAS, Venezuela - Workers at the state oil monopoly reported to work Wednesday but said they remained idle, continuing their two-week-old push for the resignation of directors appointed by President Hugo Chavez. Petroleos de Venezuela executives and midlevel managers were idle until noon, said Juan Fernandez, company finance director and spokesman for the protesters. Fernandez said workers had decided against abandoning their posts for fear of being attacked by Chavez sympathizers, who have been staging noisy counter-protests in front the Caracas offices of PDVSA, as the company is known. A PDVSA spokeswoman, who spoke on condition of anonymity, denied employees...