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Poverty Rates In Venezuela: Getting The Numbers Right
May 26, 2006 ... through the Barrio Adentro program.[14] An estimated 40 to 47 percent of the population (around 10.7 to 12.5 million ... the opposition in Venezuela, found that Mercal represented 47.3 percent share of total sales in the food distribution ... -
CECOSESOLA: Four Decades of Independent Struggle for a Venezuelan Cooperative
June 19, 2006 ... is contagious. “We want to begin with emergency- 24 hours service, surgery, traumatology, general medicine and ... associated workers in the Cooperative Central work long hours. Manuel Daza, one of the more dedicated organizers ... stated recently that he probably works “about 80 hours a week.” “I know it’s crazy, but it’s worth ... -
Venezuela's Chocolate Revolution
August 2, 2006 ... reaping the rewards. Organic farmers Jose Lugo spends five hours a day nurturing his three hectares of cacao trees to ... -
Venezuela's First Meeting as Mercosur Member Begins Today
July 20, 2006 ... to form a joint army before hearing his words, and, only hours later, began to distance themselves from his ... -
Venezuela’s Cooperative Revolution
July 29, 2006 ... west Caracas were almost all self-built. Zaida works seven hours a day, five days a week, and is paid $117 a month, the ...