We reproduce this excellent article explaining the current situation of Inveval, the
Venezuelan valve factory producing under workers' control, where the
workers are facing the problems of operating in a capitalist market but
also the sabotage of the state bureaucracy.
On June 25, miners from El Salvador,
Andina, El Teniente and Ventana mines carried out a total strike, which was
successful despite brutal police repression. Ever since, the tension at the
mines and confrontations with the police have been increasing due to the aggressive
and repressive attitude the company and the Bachelet government have adopted.
After the recent resurgence of the mass
movement in Oaxaca
the authorities have responded by launching a wave of brutal repression. Many
activists have been arrested. Among these is a comrade of the Militante Marxist
Tendency and APPO activist. Workers and youth in all countries should protest strongly!