A protester in Caracas holds a sign reading "to produce is to win; down with sanctions"

A protester in Caracas holds a sign reading "to produce is to win; down with sanctions"

 Juan BARRETO

Hundreds of Venezuelan workers and pensioners marched Monday for an increase in "hunger" wages as well as pensions frozen for four years and eroded by galloping inflation.

The monthly minimum wage currently equates to around 28 US cents, while annual price hikes surpass 600 percent.

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