In 2004, the Venezuelan National Council
of Borders, a government agency, fired three women employees. The dismissal
letters gave no reason, but a high-level official told the women they were
being punished for signing a petition supporting the recall of then President
Hugo Chávez. Nearly 13 years later, the women’s case tests principles that are
now, more than ever, challenged in Venezuela. The customs and tax agency fired
dozens of workers last year in apparent retaliation for their support of a
referendum to recall President Nicolás Maduro. Media reports say hundreds of
other referendum supporters nationwide were fired under similar circumstances,
and a government program that distributes food and basic goods at
government-capped prices allegedly discriminated against critics. More…
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