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Chávez Turns On The Pressure On Oil Unions

August 2009 | Industry News

An umbrella organisation representing Venezuela's powerful oil labour unions, Federación Unitaria de Trabajadores del Petróleo de Venezuela (FUTPV), is gearing up for landmark leadership elections amid the growing politicisation of the process.

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