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Dear Secretary Rubio @SecRubio, @marcorubio, On August 1, we respectfully submitted to you a letter on behalf of the Asociación Petro Amigos de Venezuela, representing approximately 23,000 former PDVSA workers (“Comunidad Petrolera”), requesting your kind attention to their longstanding humanitarian and labor concerns. We remain deeply grateful for your unwavering commitment to the Venezuelan people. Today, we formally delivered the attached open letter, dated August 12, 2026, to Dr. Dinorah Figuera, President of the 2015 National Assembly, in her capacity as the recognized representative in the U.S.-backed Transition Negotiation Table. She has already received this document. As Secretary of State and a key figure in guiding U.S. engagement in these negotiations, we respectfully urge you to help ensure that Dr. Figuera gives due consideration to, prioritizes, and advances the concrete requests contained therein. While we fully recognize that securing the release of political prisoners must remain the highest priority, the ongoing human rights violations endured by these 23,000 workers and their families since the mass dismissals of 2002-2003 warrant urgent attention and a prominent place on the transition agenda. Among the principal requests are: •The formal inclusion of the affected petroleum workers in the transition working groups; •The urgent restoration of the Comprehensive Health Plan and the Retirement Plan, both funded through the workers' own contributions; and •Full recognition of the outstanding labor liabilities, Savings Plans, and other rights protected under the Constitutional Block (Articles 30, 80, 89, and 93 of the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela), the 1975 Hydrocarbons Law, Article 32 of the 2001 Organic Hydrocarbons Law, ILO Case No. 2249, Case File No. 03-0498, the Petroleum Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the principle of continuity of the employment relationship. We respectfully thank you for your consideration and for your continued support of the Venezuelan people and their democratic future. X: @petroamigosvzla Email: petroamigosvzla@gmail.com CC: @realDonaldTrump @POTUS @Dinorahfiguera @AsambleaVE @USTreasury @SenateForeign @RepMariaSalazar @SenTimKaine @SenRickScott @SecKennedy @MarioDB @RepCarlos @MariaCorinaYA @EdmundoGU @StateDept @TheJusticeDept @PerkinsRocha @calderonberti @VenteVenezuela @Reuters @washingtonpost @ABC @ElNacionalWeb @cocando @Simonovis @NituPerez @dplacer @apolitikoyt @Norbey_Marin_ @venevision @pdvsamovimiento #DignidadParaLosPetroleros #LaLuchaContinúa #GeneraciónRelevo #PDVSANoEstaQuebrada #PetroAmigosVenezuela #PetroAmigos #PDVSA #23AñosEsperando #23AñosDeInjusticia #Citgo #OFAC #CIDH #Crystallex #HolocaustoPetrolero #QueremosCobrar #RetuiteaPorLaJusticia #CitgoEsDeVenezuela #NoMásSilencio #SomosPetrleros #kilometro_internacional #HumanRights #JusticeMatters #TruthAndJustice #LaborRights #RightToCompensation #SocialJutisce #BreakingNews #StandUpForRights #citgosale #PDVSAWorkers