July 25, 2024

Venezuela’s public sector surviving on ‘starvation salary’

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Johany Pérez, a stretcher-bearer at a hospital in Caracas, earns a “starvation wage” of the minimum US$2.20 a month in a Venezuela wracked by a severe economic crisis. However, like many staff at the Clinical University Hospital, one of the most important doctor training centres in the country, he won’t quit. “I love my hospital,” said the 30-year-old, who has spent 14 years working there.  By Javier Tovar. Full Text -> BuenosAiresTimes

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