Workers around the world
By Andy
McInerney
CZECH
REPUBLIC
Anti-IMF protests
set
Thousands of activists are preparing to face off against
the Sept. 21-29 meeting
of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Prague,
Czech Republic.
"This summit is a challenge to those who are concerned
about the destiny of
today's world," charged the Initiative Against Economic
Globalization (INPEG), one
of the coalitions organizing the protests. "Let us face
the globalization of capital with the globalization of
solidarity."
Demonstrations by Czech unionists and leftists will take
place on Sept. 23. INPEG's Global Day of Action is scheduled
for Sept. 26. Solidarity actions are also being organized
around the world.
The Czech government is mobilizing at least 11,000 riot
police for the demonstrations.
ECUADOR
Protests demand
referendum against
privatization
On Aug. 2, representatives of the Confederation of
Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and the
Coordinating Committee of Social Movements (CMS) delivered
over 1.5 million signatures to the Supreme Electoral Court
demanding a people's referendum. The six items proposed for
the referendum are the main demands of the movement that
overthrew former President Jamil Mahuad on Jan. 21.
The first question asks for a ban on foreign military
bases on Ecuador's territory. U.S. troops are using the Manta
base in eastern Ecuador as part of their war maneuvers
against Colombia's revolutionary movement.
Economic matters include reversing the "dollarization" of
the economy, where the U.S. dollar has become the national
currency; immediately returning frozen bank funds, canceling
the foreign debt, and ending privatizations.
The final point on the proposed referendum is a general
amnesty for the participants in the Jan. 21 uprising.
CONAIE President Antonio Vargas told the Quito-based
Pulsar news agency that the "cease-fire" with the current
government of Gustavo Noboa is over.
Mobilizations to support the demands and against the
government's privatization attempts are planned for Aug.
15.
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