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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2011: Why We Have To Organise And Fight Back (The statement of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) on this year celebration of Women’s Day) In recent months, millions of women worldwide have risen up to resist the devastating effect that the economic crisis is having on their lives. Hundreds of thousands of super-exploited textile and
JONATHAN READING CAMPAIGN: Can He Bring Back The Book? Socialist Democracy chats with AJ. Dagga Tolar, the Chairman of the Association of Nigeria Authors (ANA), Lagos Chapter, on his comments on President Jonathan’s so-called national reading campaign tagged ‘Bring Back the Book’. Excerpt: Socialist Democracy: What is your take on the initiative of President Jonathan’ ‘Bring Back the Book’ and
AJEGUNLE: Multiple Tax, Yet No Development By Aderemi Ismail The city of Rome was built with the blood and sweat of slaves. The same is true of capitalist civilization today which is built on the blood and sweat of working class and poor people. In Lagos State, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)-led government of the State wishes to build
N18,000 MINIMUM WAGE PASSED INTO LAW Labour Must Fight For Its Implementation across the Federation By Chinedu Bosah Finally, after much delay, the national minimum wage was signed into law on March 25, 2011, just days before the elections started. It was very two years ago that Labour had first tabled the demand for an increase and since then organized
The 2011 General Elections and the Working People On three different dates, April 9, April 16 and April 26, Nigeria held the general elections to elect politicians that would control power at central and state levels for the next four years. For a country of about 150 million people in which over 70% of its citizens live on less than
May Day 2011 Revolution in the Middle East and Mahgreb – workers’ struggle around the globe www.socialistworld.net, 30/04/2011 website of the committee for a workers’ international, CWI Fighting to end capitalism and its crisis, the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) sends warm May Day greetings to workers, youth and the oppressed around the globe. CWI statement May Day, the
2011 ELECTIONS: Can Any of the Political Parties and their Candidates Guarantee Free and Quality Public Education? By H.T Soweto In the run up to the April 2011 general elections, the rot in public education became one of the burning issues which none of the bourgeois contestants could not ignore in their campaigns. Expectedly too, working class youth, students, activists,
2011 ELECTIONS Can It Bring Real Socio-Economic Change for the Workers and Poor Masses? By HT Soweto The 2011 general elections have kicked off on a shoddy note. The National Assembly election that was slated for April 2 had to be cancelled for lack of vital materials for the exercise. While voting had already started in a few places, many
2011 General Elections MAJOR CANDIDATES ENTANGLED IN VIOLENT STRUGGLE FOR POWER BUT AGREEING ON ANTI-PEOPLES’ POLICIES By Chinedu Bosah The run-up to the 2011 general elections has been characterized by violence amongst the major pro-capitalist political parties engaged in bitter struggle for political power. This has led to several deaths and destruction of properties. These “do or die” struggles mirror
Working People and 2011 Elections By Kola Ibrahim The political challenges before the working and poor people are more vital today than ever before. The capitalist political class has severally and collectively plundered the huge resources of the nation at the gross expense of the poor working people. For the past 12 years of civil rule, workers have repeatedly fought
Libya “no fly zone”: No foreign intervention Build an independent movement of workers, the poor and youth Victory to the Libyan revolution Robert Bechert, Committee for a Workers’ International The UN Security Council’s majority decision to impose a “no fly vote”, while greeted with joy on the streets of Benghazi and Tobruk, is in no way intended to defend the
ONGOING ASUU STRIKE IN OOU: ERC INTERVENTION WIN SUPPORT DESPITE THREAT FROM PRO-MANAGEMENT STUDENTS’ UNION LEADERS By H.T. Soweto For the past 4 months, academic activities at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ogun State have been suspended due to the obstinate refusal of the OOU Governing Council and the anti-poor government of Otunba Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State to meet
LASU STUDENTS’ UNION ELECTIONS: ERC/DSM MEMBER WINS GENERAL SECRETARY POSITION By Ismail Aderemi It was a victory for the radical wing of the student movement and students who desire break from the general right wing tendency. In the recently conducted elections of the Lagos State University Students Union (LASUSU), Com. Ewebiyi Keye James contested and won the position of the
UNION BANK: VICTORY AS MASS ACTION FORCES UNION BANK MANAGEMENT TO MEET WORKERS’ DEMAND By Chinedu Bosah The Corporate Headquarters of Union Bank was on Monday February 14 picketed by about 600 workers and pro-labour activists led by the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Abdul Wahed Omar to protest the sack of 13 union leaders and illegal proscription of the
South Sudan: Independence on a Capitalist Basis Offers No Long Term Solution By Peluola Adewale On July 9, 2011, South Sudan will officially become the newest nation in Africa by virtue of overwhelming votes, almost 99% support, for secession in the independence referendum held between January 9 and 15, 2011. The referendum is a product of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
NO TO PRIVATISATION OF PHCN: WORKERS SHOULD REMAIN STEADFAST By Peluola Adewale For Solidarity Action by Trade Unions and Pro-Labour Organisations For PHCN to be Kept Public under the Democratic Control of Workers and Consumers The Democratic Socialist Movement reaffirms its solidarity and support for the electricity workers who have sustained a spirited struggle against the planned privatization of Power
JOS CRISIS: FINDING A LASTING SOLUTION By Olatunji Olamide Jos, Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria, once regarded as the home of peace and the haven of tourists (mostly Europeans) has become the epicenter of sectarian crisis. On January 23, 2011, men dressed in military uniform invaded Farin Lamba Village, near K-vom in Jos-south Local Council and killed many villagers. The Guardian
THE LABOUR PARTY AND 2011 GENERAL ELECTIONS By Dagga Tolar The pronouncement by Dan Nwanyanwu, National Chairman of the Labour Party that the party would not be standing any Presidential candidate for the coming 2011 General election was explained on the excuse that the available individuals who had indicated interest to contest for the party’ ticket are not rich enough
MINIMUM WAGE STRUGGLE: ANOTHER MASS ACTION NEEDED By Bosah Chinedu It should be clear by now to trade union leaders that there will be another round of mass action and general strike to force the government to implement an agreement on a new national minimum wage of N18,000, as against N52, 200 first demanded by Labour in December 2008, that
2011 BUDGET: CONSOLIDATION OF NEO-LIBERAL CAPITALIST ATTACKS ON THE ORDINARY PEOPLE By Peluola Adewale For the poor and working people there is nothing cheerful in the proposed 2011 budget presented by President Goodluck Jonathan on December 15, 2010. Just like the previous ones it is meant to continue a regime of capitalist neo-liberal attacks and legalise the looting of public