Venezuela Adopts Two-Day Workweek

[Valin]

Via Meadia:

April 27 2016

 

First there was the four-day workweek in Venezuela. Now for government employees, it’s down to two. The BBC reports:

 

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During the 1973 Oil Embargo, Britain flirted with a three-day workweek. But since Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, this would be as if it had been Saudi Arabia who had done so. Now that’s mismanagement. The Bolivarian Revolution has managed to impose a crippling energy embargo on its own country.

There is an upside, though. Venezuela also faces major strife between its legislature, which is dominated by anti-Maduro forces, and the executive and judicial branches. Perhaps everything will be solved when the government simply eventually reaches a zero-day workweek? Unfortunately, we think that the security forces will be about the last workers to be given some time off.

 

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[Valin]

Meanwhile over at The Gay Patriot "(Venezuelan President) Maduro blames the collapse on an “economic war” by capitalists."