Venezuela facing shortage of beer

After facing shortage of items like milk, toilet paper and medicines for the last few years, Venezuela is now faced with a national shortage of beer because of workers striking work at two major breweries.
This has been reported in bbc.com dated 3 July 2015.

Apparently, unions that have links with President Nicolas Maduro have forced the closure over a pay dispute with the brewer Polar. This company is responsible for 80% of Venezuela's beer and, with half of their breweries now shut and others already running at reduced capacity, the shortage is a matter of concern.
The workers are striking at Polar's breweries located in Caracas and Anzoategui state, apart from as many as 16 distribution centers - pay is reason of the dispute.
Incidentally, Venezuela has strict controls on the cost of food and hygiene products in order to ensure that the poor can afford basic goods. However, in the opinion of analysts, these controls, at times, contribute to shortage of food and materials.
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