Simon Rodriguez* The military coup d’état in Myanmar, also known as Burma, has been met with a resounding response. Millions took to the streets, formed strike committees across the country…
Category: International
14 April: International No Patents Day. Vaccines for all
International Workers’ Unity-Fourth International On 14 April the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will meet in Geneva to discuss the removal or suspension of patents, which the big pharmaceutical transnationals controlled…
All support for the struggle of the peoples of Myanmar-Burma against the military dictatorship
IWU-FI The coup d’état of 1 February has put an end to the co-rule exercised since 2015 by the National League for Democracy (NLD) headed by Aung San Suu Kyi and the…
Outstanding electoral result for an indigenous candidate in Ecuador
By Miguel Lamas Photo source: El Comercio (Ecuador) On 7 February, Ecuador held its national presidential elections, amid a profound political crisis. The Correa’s protege candidate Andres Arauz got 32…
The general strike in Haiti and the struggle against the PHTK regime
PHOTO SOURCE: El Pais Digital (Argentina) We publish here two perspectives from the Haitian Left on the current crisis in Haiti Jaques Roméo (February 7) The unions and the Haitian…
Myanmar: People’s revolt against the coup
By Miguel Lamas A general strike started on Monday 8 February and massive mobilisations are shaking Myanmar (formerly Burma). They reject the military coup d’état on Monday 1 February that…
Support for the struggle of the Haitian people against the dictatorship of Jovenel Moïse
Note: The IWU-FI approved this resolution at its VII Congress in December 2020. There is currently a general strike under way in Haiti, in which the country has come to…
Dominican Republic: Statement in support of sugar cane workers for the right to a pension
We support the struggle of the Sugar Cane Workers Union for the right to a pension On September 26 of this year, Dominican President Luis Abinader announced that his government…