Jun 23, 2009 | BBC
Oil workers urge Chavez to pay
Oil assets are now in government hands, though workers are not happy. On the shores of Latin America's largest lake lies Ciudad Ojeda, a town dedicated to oil.
Chavez's expropriation of oil service firms could spark labor unrest
Despite the recent sharp rise in oil prices, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last month expropriated 70 oil service companies in western Venezuela, putting some 10,000 Venezuelans out of work, turning local unions against him and forcing production cuts at important oilfields.
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