Inaesin registered 44 labor disputes in September

In the month of September, the Observatory of Labor Conflict and Union Management recorded 44 labor conflicts, four times more than those registered in August, a month marked by the climate of post-election tension.

The Education workers were at the forefront of labor complaints with 56.82% of the totalin the month that the 2024-2025 school year began. In second place were Health workers with 13.64%.

The personnel who work in the education sector returned to the claims with the purpose of being heard by the government authorities.

For its part, the Federation of Colleges of Bioanalysts of Venezuela (Fecobiove) reported in September that at least 80% of hospitals in Venezuela do not provide adequate care to their patients and that, far from being resolved, the crisis in Venezuela’s health sector still shows no signs of improvement.

Demands for decent wages accounted for 59.09% of the complaints registered in the ninth month of the yearwhile better working conditions 18.18%.

The majority of claims were made by public sector workers (95.45%). Unions were present in 79.55% of the cases.

For the second consecutive month, 100% of the conflicts were expressed through complaints, reported the Observatory of Labor Conflict and Union Management of the Institute of Higher Trade Union Studies (Inaesin).

Capital District was the area that received the highest number of complaints with 50%, followed by Carabobo (9.09%). Monagas, Lara, Bolívar and Miranda were in third place with 6.82%, each entity.

During the third quarter of 2024, 73 labor conflicts were recordedof which 36.78% took place in the Education sector, 12.46% in the
Health and 10.52% in the Communication area.

In the accumulated period, salary claims led labor complaints with 35.69%, while dismissals occupied second place with 23.82%.

The entities with the highest number of complaints in the quarter were the Capital District with 66.67%, Bolívar (7.83%) and Miranda (5.98%).