Miners restart protests to demand promised aid after restructuring - Venezuela

Former informal miners that accepted a mining restructuring plan being promoted by the Venezuelan government have restarted protests to demand the government pay funding promised to aid displaced workers.
"This time the protest will go on until we get a response from the government," a miners' spokesperson told BNamericas.
The miners held a similar protest in December, but received no response from the government.
The restructuring measure is designed to cut down on informal mining in the zone and eliminate concessions on the Caroní river basin and the Sierra Imataca area in order to protect water resources.
The program stipulates that miners who stop informal mining will receive loans to start up agricultural activities.