A very tense and potentially explosive situation is taking place at the oil camps in the oil field in Zulia and Falcon states. Essentially, fired PDVSA workers who live in PDVSA housing are fighting in the Courts to be able to stay in their houses until their suits against PDVSA have been decided. Some lower Courts have ordered the workers to leave, only to be reversed by other Courts, either Labor ones or ruling that kicking them out would violate the children rights. Despite this, the National Guard and PDVSA have maintained constant pressure on the residents. In one camp, the National Guard surrounded the camp and was not even allowing people back into it. To compound the matter, two nights ago buses of Chavez’ supporters began arriving at one camp and were actually allowed in by the National Guard. In the end, the National Guard arrested 17 oil workers and none of the chavistas, after using tear gas on the workers.
This is to me potentially very explosive. People are being threatened with being kicked out of their homes, while others are being promised jobs and housing that they are unlikely to get anyway. In the end, the two sides could have a tragic confrontation. Is this what the Government is looking for in order to avoid the referendum?
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