The Daily Journal – Former Caracas Metropolitan Mayor Juan Barreto questioned the composition of meetings organized by the Venezuelan government to promote dialogue with various sectors and called for rank-and-file workers to be included in these discussions.
During an episode of No es podcast cosa, which he co-hosts with journalist Vladimir Villegas, Barreto addressed opposition figure Dinorah Figuera’s invitation to dialogue and said he was willing to participate.
“I consider myself invited, Ms. Dinorah. I want to go, I want to talk with you,” he stated. However, he criticized the lack of concrete information about how to participate in these meetings. “How does one attend? Do you just show up with a folder, stand in line, and go to a government service counter? Where is the meeting? How do you get there? Is it at an office or a hotel?” he asked.
Barreto also addressed a meeting between Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and representatives of Fedecámaras, Conindustria, trade union sectors, and government ministers. The political leader described the gathering as “a pajama party” and “an afternoon among friends,” questioning the absence of rank-and-file workers.
“I would genuinely like them to welcome workers, even just a handful of workers,” the political leader said.
In this regard, he insisted that labor participation should extend beyond union representatives who, he said, have spent years away from actual workplaces.
“Invite the real workers, the ones on the factory floor, not the bureaucrats who haven’t worked in years,” he argued.
The university professor also questioned the outcomes of meetings involving government officials, private business leaders, and union representatives, arguing that these gatherings do not necessarily produce solutions for workers.
“Nothing comes out of those meetings. Just the same statements, and the next day inflation is running rampant while wages remain frozen,” he said.
