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Behind the war in Goma: the plundering by multinationals
The city of Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), fell on 26 January under the assaults of the armed group M23, supported by Rwandan troops (Goma is located on the border with Rwanda). As has been the case for the past thirty years, thousands of civilians…
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The working classe defeats the martial law
The sequence of events 7 December. A motion for the President’s impeachment is tabled in Parliament. A milliondemonstrators are massed in front of the building. MPs from the President’s party (People’s PowerParty, PPP) boycott the vote. In accordance with the Constitution, the vote is invalidated for lack ofa quorum. Yoon Suk-yeol remains president.8 December, 11am.…
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December 2 – The showdown is beginning at Volkswagen
Starting on December 2, IG Metall is calling for a series of warning strikes by employees at plants covered by Volkswagen’s internal collective bargaining agreement. The reason? The management considered that the proposal by IG Metall and the works council to save €1.5 billion on wages was “inadequate”! IG Metall has declared “the most difficult…
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29 November: Against the policies of the Meloni government, 500,000 workers have taken to the streets
Millions of workers from all sectors went on strike on 29 November, called by the CGIL and the UIL, against the policies of the Meloni government, and in particular against the budget law which provides for 5,700 job cuts in schools, 4 billion less for municipalities and new cuts in health care, etc. The strike…
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“General Interest”?
Communiqué from the Parti des Travailleurs (Worker’s Party) Millions of workers in the State, local authority and hospital civil services on strike, united on their demands despite the (thwarted) attempts to divide them… 200,000 demonstrators united on their demands… General assemblies discussing how to take the movement forward… Macron said nothing of this in his…
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Women’s Role in Students Against Discrimination Movement 2024
From July 6th to August 5th, Mass people are seeing the fall of the fascist government, which has been in power for 15 years, here most of the people remark the movement as a revolution, while others are calling it a mass uprising. Being at the epicenter (Dhaka University) where the July revolution started, gave…
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“We are therefore facing a danger: pure and simple liquidation of the Palestinian cause by denying the right of return and by the mass expulsion of those still living on their land”
By Naji El Khatib, Palestinian activist and leader of the One Democratic State Initiative The Palestinian people’s struggle for their legitimate rights is going through extremely difficult times. Trump’s victory and his slogan “Make America Great Again” sound like an echo of “Israel is for ever” by the Israeli Finance Minister, fascist Bezalel Smotrich. The…
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Trump’s election: a defeat for the policy of the leaderships of the labour movement
Statement by the Organising Committee for the Reconstitution of the 4th International (OCRFI) The election of Trump on 5 November 2024 in the United States is the expression of the fact that for the dominant factions of the bourgeoisie in the most powerful capitalist country in the world, the traditional means of its domination are…
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Afghan women more at risk than ever
In two reports dated 26 and 30 October, the Spontaneous Movement of Afghan Women (SMAW) warned us of the serious threats posed by the Taliban regime to women and women activists. The regime has also just promulgated new measures such as banning women from talking to each other or reciting the Koran. Since 20 October,…
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Volkswagen: “And now, it is anger”
Dossier compiled by H.-W. Shuster Volkswagen announces tens of thousands of job cuts to boost profits In Germany, 120,000 workers are on the payroll of Volkswagen (VW) car manufacturer, at its ten production sites. Ninety-five per cent of these workers are members of IG Metall union. In its opposing the IG Metall demand for a…
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