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Venezuela troops occupy Polar food distribution warehouses
Source: Reuters
World | Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:21pm EDT
Venezuela troops occupy Polar food distribution warehouses
CARACAS | BY GIRISH GUPTA
Venezuelan troops occupied a Caracas warehouse complex used by local food giant Empresas Polar and Nestle to distribute food and beverages, workers and company officials said on Thursday.
The move follows months of accusations by President Nicolas Maduro that Polar, the country's largest private employer, is working to sabotage the economy. The company denies the accusations.
Maduro's predecessor Hugo Chavez expropriated several warehouses from Polar, in some cases arguing that the space should be used to build houses for the poor.
Around 50 workers protested inside the complex, including atop a water tower, with contractors joining them in solidarity outside, in a poor neighborhood in the west of Caracas.
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Venezuela troops occupy Polar food distribution warehouses
CARACAS | BY GIRISH GUPTA
Venezuelan troops occupied a Caracas warehouse complex used by local food giant Empresas Polar and Nestle to distribute food and beverages, workers and company officials said on Thursday.
The move follows months of accusations by President Nicolas Maduro that Polar, the country's largest private employer, is working to sabotage the economy. The company denies the accusations.
Maduro's predecessor Hugo Chavez expropriated several warehouses from Polar, in some cases arguing that the space should be used to build houses for the poor.
Around 50 workers protested inside the complex, including atop a water tower, with contractors joining them in solidarity outside, in a poor neighborhood in the west of Caracas.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/30/us-venezuela-polar-idUSKCN0Q42JJ20150730
