Written by In Defence of Marxism
Tuesday, 03 February 2009
![General Strike paralyses Guadeloupe - Trade unions ask for solidarity. General Strike paralyses Guadeloupe - Trade unions ask for solidarity.](/web/20161122232951im_/http://www.marxist.com/images/stories/guadeloupe/general-strike-paralyses-guadeloupe-thumb.jpg)
The workers of
Guadeloupe, the French Colony in the Caribbean, have mobilised
against the effects of the economic crisis. Since January 20, workers
have been on a general. At the same time, the union together with a
number of community organisations has organised a number of
mobilisations that have rallied thousands of people. We publish here
their appeal for international solidarity.