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Junichirô
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 Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:00 pm Post subject: Guadeloupe on strike. |
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I'm living in Guadeloupe and French speaking, so I put the news from BBC News.
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Violent strikes on French island
Strikes and protests have hit the islands' tourism industry
Police on France's Caribbean island of Guadeloupe have arrested dozens of people as protests against the rising cost of living turned violent.
Officials said police responded after coming under a barrage of stones from the protesters in Point-a-Pitre.
The protest's organisers said police used tear gas to disperse crowds and several people were injured.
On the neighbouring French island of Martinique, thousands of people held a rally, demanding higher wages.
The protests started almost a month ago, bringing life on the islands to a standstill.
Thousands of tourists - an important source of revenue - have reportedly cancelled their holidays in Guadeloupe and Martinique.
The islands have a high cost of living and use the euro.
Correspondents say many residents feel their salaries are not keeping up with rising prices. |
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Saint of Killers
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| Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:10 am Post subject: |
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Any chance of a link to the article please? Interesting either way.
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Junichirô
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r7
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| Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject: more radical views |
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| Junichirô wrote: | But there are a lot of articles on the websites of French newspapers, of course.
And from the Guardian... |
there are of course more radical/rational perspectives: for example, the Confédération Nationale du Travail (CNT) (en) | (fr).
r7
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Junichirô
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| Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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in French: http://www.combat-ouvrier.net/, the party and journal I'm the webmaster.
It's a trotskyst party from the French West Indies (Guadeloupe and Martinique).
If you want to support you can send and email to the redaction: redaction@combat-ouvrier.net
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