Month: March 2024

“Transport workers unions in Africa call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza”.

Samantha

The Africa Regional Conference of the International Transport Workers’ Federation unanimously passed a motion authored by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, an end to political support for Israel, and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom.March 14, 2024 by Tanupriya Singh Unions in Africa affiliated with the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), representing 18.5 million transport workers and 740 unions worldwide, have called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, an end to political…

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AFRICA REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE TO URGENTLY ACT TO PREVENT FAMINE IN GAZA GENOCIDE

Samantha

South Africa has today (Wednesday, 6 March 2024) approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with an urgent application for the provisional measures the court ordered on 26 January 2024 to be strengthened to prevent a catastrophic famine in the Gaza Strip. The urgent application has been necessitated by widespread starvation in Gaza, which has claimed the lives of at least 15 children in the past week alone, with the actual numbers believed to be much higher. United Nations experts warn that the number of deaths will increase exponentially unless…

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Lenin’s legacy — An alternative to capitalism

Samantha

The following presentation was given by Tamás Krausz on February 1 as part of a panel on “What was socialism for Lenin?” that was part of the ongoing “Leninist Days/Journadas Leninistas” series of lectures. For more information or to register for “Leninist Days/Journadas Leninistas” visit its website here. This contribution is dedicated to the memory of Alexander Buzgalin (1954-2023), an outstanding dissident Communist and Marxist economist of the Soviet and post-Soviet period.  Rethinking Lenin Today, when a student sits an entrance exam to learn history at university, it is not…

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Vincent Fournier, wins an essential victory against union repression!

Samantha

10 years of layoffs and sanctions canceled! La Poste condemned for union discrimination and harassment! La Poste ordered to pay more than 40,000 euros! This conviction highlights – finally – the discriminatory and violent methods of management. We savor this victory, but above all and we insist, above all, now it must help to highlight all the other cases at La Poste! In the coming days, we will speak widely to our federations, UDs, trade unions, other unions, parties and associations, elected officials and public authorities so that this policy…

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ଭତ୍ତା ଵୃଦ୍ଧି, ଓ୍ଵାର୍କର ମାନ୍ଯତା ଓ ସାମାଜିକ ସୁରକ୍ଷା ଦାଵିରେ “ନିଖିଳ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଜିପିଏଲଏଫଇସି ସଂଘର ଵିକ୍ଷୋଭ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ: ୧୫ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ଵର ଚାଲ ଆହୂତ।

Samantha

ଵାଲେଶ୍ଵର: ତା୧୨/୩/୨୦୨୪: ଆଜି ନିଖିଳ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଜିପିଏଲଏଫଇସି ସଂଘ ଆହ୍ଵାନରେ ଵାଲେଶ୍ଵର ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ଵିଭିନ୍ନ ବ୍ଲକ୍ ଅଞ୍ଚଳରୁ ଅନ୍ଯୁନ ୩ ହଜାରେ ଗ୍ରାମ ପଞ୍ଚାୟତ ସ୍ତରୀୟ ଫେଡେରେଶନର ଇସି ସଦସ୍ୟ ମହିଳାମାନେ ଵାଲେଶ୍ଵର ଜିଲ୍ଲାପାଳଙ୍କ କାର୍ଯ୍ଯାଳୟ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ଶକ୍ତିଶାଳୀ ବିକ୍ଷୋଭ ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନ ସହ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ୟରେ ଦାଵିପତ୍ର ଉପସ୍ଥାପନ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ନିଖିଳ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଜିପିଏଲଏଫ୍ ଇସି ସଂଘ ଜିଲ୍ଲା ସଭାପତି ରୁକ୍ମଣୀ ସାହୁଙ୍କ ଅଧ୍ଯକ୍ଷତାରେ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ ଏହି ଵିକ୍ଷୋଭ ସମାବେଶରେ ଏଆଇଟିୟୁସି ନେତା ତପନ କୁମାର ସିଟ ଉଦବୋଧନ ଦେଇ ଜିପିଏଲଏଫଇସି ମାନଙ୍କ ମାନଙ୍କ ମାସିକ ମାନ ଦେୟ ୨୬ହଜାର ଟଙ୍କା ପ୍ରଦାନ, ଜିପିଏଲଏଫଇସିମାନଙ୍କୁ ଓ୍ଵାର୍କର ମାନ୍ଯତା ସହ ସ୍ଥାୟୀ ନିଯୁକ୍ତି,ଵିଭିନ୍ନ ସାମାଜିକ ନିରାପତ୍ତା ଯଥା:ଵିଏସକେଓ୍ଵାଇ ଵୀମା, କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକାଳ ୬୨ଵର୍ଷକୁ ଧାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିଵା, କାର୍ଯ୍ଯକାଳ ମଧ୍ଯରେ ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ହେଲେ ୫ଲକ୍ଷ ଟଙ୍କାର ସହାୟତା ରାଶି, ୬୨ଵର୍ଷରେ…

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영화평 〈로기완〉: 탈북민 로기완을 통해 본 난민 신청자의 힘겨운 삶

Samantha

〈노동자 연대〉 496호 입력 2024-03-12 20:08 김어진 영화 〈로기완〉(3월 1일 넷플릭스 공개)은 벨기에의 탈북 난민 신청자 로기완의 실화다. 조해진 작가의 소설 《로기완을 만났다》를 영화화했다. 로기완은 어머니와 함께 북한을 탈출해 중국 연길에서 힙겹게 살아간다. 어머니는 공안 단속을 피하다 교통사고로 죽는다. 어머니는 기완 삼촌에게 자신의 시신을 팔라고 하고 그 돈으로 기완을 타국으로 떠나게 한다. “자기 이름을 얻고 살아남아라”라는 유언을 남긴 채. 브뤼셀에 온 기완은 탈북민 신분으로 난민 신청을 한다. 첫 번째 인터뷰에서 벨기에 조사관은 로기완에게 돈 벌려고 온 조선족 아니냐는 차가운 질문을 던진다. 그러나 중국에서 탈북민임을 숨겨야 했던 로기완은 모든 증거를 없애…

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உலகத்தில் அல்லது சமூகத்தில் பெண்…

Samantha

பெண் ஒரு குழந்தை… அவள் ஒரு சகோதரி… அவள் மனைவி.. அவள் ஒரு தாய்… இதுதான் குடும்பத்தில் அவளுடைய வகிபாகம்… அவள் ஒரு சமையல் கலைஞர். தனது கணவனை, அவனது குடும்ப உறுப்பினர்களை, குழந்தைகளைப் பராமரித்துக் கொள்பவர். முக்கிய பங்கு வகித்து முன்னுதாரணமாக திகழும் பெண்களுக்கு இங்கே நாம் நன்றி பாராட்ட வேண்டும்… ஹெலன் கெல்லர்… பலவிதமான சவால்களை எதிர்கொண்ட பெண்… செவித்திறன் அற்றவர். பார்வை இழந்தவர். செவித்திறன் இல்லாத காரணத்தால் அவரால் பேசமுடியவில்லை. அவள் தன்னம்பிக்கையை இழக்கவில்லை. பார்வையற்றோருக்கென பிரெய்லி எழுத்துக்களைக் கண்டுபிடித்தார்… பார்வையற்றவர்களுக்கென்றே பிரெய்லி எழுத்துக்கள் கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டாலும், தட்டச்சு எழுத்துக்கும்…. பின்னர் கணனி அச்செழுத்துக்கும்  இதுவே முதல் கண்டுபிடிப்பு… இப்போது கைத்தொலைபேசியிலும்  அதே பிரெய்லி எழுத்து முறையையே பின்பற்றிப் பயன்படுத்துகிறோம்… புளோரன்ஸ் நைட்டிங்கேல்… பாசிசத்தை முறியடித்து வெளியே வந்த மாபெரும் தோழராகக் கருதப்பட வேண்டியவர்….முக்கியமான போர்களில்…காயமடைந்த வீரர்களை…

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Will South Africa’s new left Labour Party make headway?

Samantha

Our best political commentators predicted that the project by a group of white billionaires to influence the outcome of the election with Roger Jardine stepping into the leadership of the Multi-Party Coalition would end in farce. Few could have predicted how swiftly it would happen. People with very big money made a very big error of judgment. Now that the project to propel Jardine into power has ended in a fiasco the remaining parties favoured by white capital are the Democratic Alliance (DA), ActionSA and Rise Mzansi. The DA’s standing…

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