News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[As a result of the war against Yemen carried out by a Saudi-led coalition backed by the United States, the situation in Yemen has deteriorated to an astonishing degree. The total destruction of Yemen’s economy has led to extreme poverty and desperation for vast numbers of people, leading many to offer their organs for sale... Continue Reading →
Migrants for sale: Slave trade in Libya by Al Jazeera news http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/countingthecost/2017/11/migrants-sale-slave-trade-libya-171126063748575.html [It is deplorable that slavery still exists in the 21st century, no less in a country that once offered the highest standard of living to its people under the heroic leadership of Colonel Muammar Qaddafi. Furthermore, this slavery is inextricably linked to western... Continue Reading →
(PressTV) Volunteer forces fighting against the ISIL Takfiri terrorists say US military aircrafts have dropped weapons in areas held by the terrorist group in Iraq. American helicopters dropped boxes of weapons in Yathrib and Balad districts in Iraq’s Salahuddin Province, according to the fighters. The report comes as the Iraqi army and volunteer fighters appear... Continue Reading →
[The situation for poor migrant workers in the wealthy Gulf states is terrible. --NP] Rights groups criticise Saudi-Indonesia maid agreement (AFP) Jakarta - Rights groups Thursday criticised an agreement between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia aimed at giving Indonesian maids more protection in the kingdom, with one saying "justice is still far away" for them. Saudi... Continue Reading →
Nestle is facing allegations that it used cocoa plantations in Africa that employed slave labor. (allgov.com) Three residents of Mali sued Nestle USA in U.S. federal court in 2009 claiming they were forced as children to work without pay and were abused at Ivory Coast plantations that supplied Nestle with cocoa. They brought their case... Continue Reading →
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