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The first Venezuelan labour law, the Ley del Trabajo, was enacted on 23 July 1928, and the second on 16 July 1936. This second Ley del Trabajo was amended repeatedly (1945, 1947, 1966, 1974, 1975 and 1983) before being replaced in 1991 by the Ley Orgánica del Trabajo of 1 May 1991. This was reformed on 19 June 1997. [1]
The Constitution of Venezuela of 1891 (Official name: Constitution of the United States of Venezuela. Spanish : Constitución de los Estados Unidos de Venezuela ) was a Constitution subscribed by all the members of the National Legislature on April 9, 1891, mainly promoted by President Raimundo Andrueza Palacios . [ 1 ]
The Constitution of 1999 was the first constitution approved by popular referendum in Venezuelan history, and summarily inaugurated the so-called "Fifth Republic of Venezuela" due to the socioeconomic changes foretold in its pages, as well as the official change in Venezuela's name from the República de Venezuela ("Republic of Venezuela") to ...
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ministerio del Poder Popular de Economía y Finanzas, in Spanish, literally, "Ministry of People's Power for the Economy and Finance") is a ministry of the government of Venezuela with similar portfolios dating back to 1810 with the creation of a tax office.
Venezuela's judicial system has been deemed the most corrupt in the world by Transparency International. [3] Human Rights Watch claims that some judges may face reprisals if they rule against government interests. [4] According to a 2014 Gallup poll, 61% of Venezuelans lack confidence in the judicial system. [5]
In 1976, the government fully nationalised the Venezuelan oil industry with the creation of 'Petróleos de Venezuela' (Oils of Venezuela, or PDVSA). [citation needed] In its first year of operation, Petróleos de Venezuela had three affiliates known as Lagoven, Maraven and Corpoven. Together, Petróleos de Venezuela produced a total of 2.3 ...
[160] [161] In March 2015, a Venezuelan NGO, Red de Medicos por la Salud, reported that there was a 68% shortage of surgical supplies and a 70% shortage of medicines in Venezuelan pharmacies. [161] In 2018, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported that approximately one-third (22,000 of 66,138) of registered physicians left ...
Venezuela became the "Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela" (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela) with the adoption of the 1999 constitution, which renamed the country in honor of Simón Bolívar. The new constitution was promulgated by President Hugo Chávez, who served de jure from 1999 until his death in 2013. The new constitution ...