5 Factories: Worker Control in Venezuela
MovieTitle | 5 Fábricas |
User score | 5 |
Release date | Jan 1, 2006 |
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Director | Dario Azzellini , Oliver Ressler |
Production country | VE |
Run time | 81 min. |
5 Factories provides a penetrating look at the Bolivarian socio-economic project designed to challenge the dominant neo-liberal development model. Since the election of Hugo Chávez in 1998, the Venezuelan government has implemented reforms to transform the nation into what Chávez and his supporters refer to as a form of democratic socialism. As a component of this economic transformation, the government has supported co-ownership initiatives in which workers’ councils play a key role in company management. 5 Factories provides a unique perspective on the Bolivarian experiment, examining the successes and challenges of five companies rejecting traditional ideas of industrial management.