HORROR IN HAITI

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Horror in Haiti – imperialism to blame By UK Socialist Appeal Editorial Statement There is a manmade element to the catastrophe confronting Haitians. The country doesn't just happen to be poor; it has been made poor and kept poor. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, with the worst infrastructure and a people most vulnerable to disaster and disease, because of the machinations of imperialism. Although the earthquake could not be avoided, the scale of death and destruction clearly could have been avoided. Nigerian Labour Party 3rd National Convention held in Abuja By Rashy A Labour Party was created in the recent period in Nigeria. This had been a long time coming, but unfortunately many renegades from various bourgeois parties have jumped on the bandwagon using the party to promote their own careers. The Marxists maintain that the party must be tightly linked to the Nigerian Labour Congress and the workers must take control of the party if it is to become the true voice of the Nigerian working class. Ireland: Public sector strikes begin - ICTU needs a clear strategy By Fightback Editorial Board The trade union campaign against the wage cuts announced in Lenihan's December budget will begin to escalate over the next few weeks as different groups of workers across the public sector take action in what is being portrayed as an ongoing campaign of selective action. Today the air traffic controllers are coming out, which will have a dramatic and very public effect on air travel. It's likely that the workers concerned in the various selective actions will receive strike fund support in many cases and as such the campaign could continue for a considerable time. But what is the underlying situation and what are the issues for the movement?		OTHER LANGUAGES Haiti: Terremoto desmascara 'Missão de Paz' da ONU By Caio Dezorzi Situação de calamidade após desastre natural revela para todo o mundo que a Missão da ONU, já há 5 anos e meio no Haiti, não tem resolvido problema algum, senão garantido a perpetuação de um sistema de exploração e miséria de todo um povo. Tekel ترکیه: آغاز اعتصاب غذای کارگران By "The Hook" Persian translation of Turkey: Tekel workers to start hunger strike (19 January 2010)
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