Overview
- Rodríguez, speaking on state TV Wednesday, pledged a “responsible” pay increase that will take effect on May 1.
- She gave no figure for the raise and did not say if it changes the minimum wage, which has been frozen since March 2022.
- Rodríguez said money unlocked from recovered foreign assets would fund higher pay and basic repairs to power, water, roads, schools, and hospitals.
- In a related update, she confirmed that in March the government raised a public‑worker income made of two bonuses from $160 to $190, a sum paid at the official exchange rate that does not count toward benefits.
- She created a labor‑dialogue commission and ordered a review of state assets, and she called a nationwide “pilgrimage” against sanctions set for April 19 through May 1 to rally support for her plan.