Venezuelans Prepare for Strike

398217 02: Venezuelans are buying food in bulk December 5, 2001 at a Caracas supermarket in Venezuela. Consumers are taking precautions due to a possible December 10, 2001 general strike. A 12-hour nationwide strike was called by business leaders and the one million-member Venezuelan Labor Confederation. The strike will protest against 49 economic laws decreed by President Hugo Chavez that critics say will chase away much-needed private investment. (Photo by Oscar Sabetta/Getty Images)