TGIF? Fridays off, but Venezuelans not exactly happy
A long weekend could mean three precious days to catch up on sleep, spend time with family, enjoy a getaway... or, in Venezuela, standing in snaking lines at supermarkets whose shelves are bare and whose lights could go out at any minute.
That was how Isleida, a government employee at the Venezuelan transport ministry, planned to spend the first of two months of mandatory Fridays off.
The measure, which applies across the public sector, was decreed this week by President Nicolas Maduro as part of an emergency plan to save electricity while Venezuela struggles through an economic crisis and a severe power shortage.
Isleida spent the morning doing housework, then planned to go shop for food -- a scarce commodity in the recession-racked country.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tgif-fridays-off-venezuelans-not-exactly-happy-025845369.html
Bolivarian socialism in action. How wonderful for the people.
