Venezuela's government has imposed a two-day working week for public sector workers as a temporary measure to help it overcome a serious energy crisis.<br />Venezuela is facing a major drought, which has dramatically reduced water levels at its main hydroelectric dam.<br />But the opposition has accused the government of mismanaging the crisis.<br />The measures announced on national television by Mr Isturiz affect two million public sector workers.<br />President Nicolas Maduro had already given most of Venezuela's 2.8 million state employees Fridays off during April and May, to cut down on electricity consumption.<br />He said Venezuela had been badly hit by the El Nino weather phenomenon and would return to normal when it started raining again.
