Salvador De León

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Venezuela: Workers, trade unions and the Maduro government

Salvador De León is a member of the Autonomous and Independent Workers’ Committee in Venezuela. In the second of our two-part interview, һƷ̽»¨â€™s Federico Fuentes speaks to De León about the situation facing Venezuelan workers and trade unions. 

Maduro, flag, supermarket shelves

Venezuela: Sanctions, big business and the Maduro government

Salvador De León — a member of the Autonomous and Independent Workers’ Committee in Venezuela — spoke to һƷ̽»¨â€™s Federico Fuentes about the Nicolás Maduro government’s economic policies.

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‘Workers will bear the brunt of Trump’s Venezuela policy’

To best understand the complex relationship between the Donald Trump and Nicolás Maduro governments, Federico Fuentes spoke to Salvador De León, a member of the Autonomous and Independent Workers’ Committee based in the city of Maracaibo, a major oil hub in Venezuela.