An Injury to One is an Injury to All!

April 28th marks the Workers’ Day of Mourning in Canada and the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. To mourn for the fallen is to fight for the living. The YCL-LJC expresses solidarity with all workers of the world, who directly or indirectly have paid for employer negligence of health and safety measures at the workplace.

Class Enemy of the Month: Anti-Asian Racism | L’ennemi de classe du mois : le racisme anti-asiatique

In reality, this type of racist discourse isn’t really about what political system China chooses. This is about a deep-seated hatred that has spent centuries simmering in the minds of non-Asians, and is finally “acceptable” to air. | En réalité, ce type de discours raciste ne concerne pas vraiment le choix de la Chine quant à son système politique. Il s’agit d’une haine profondément ancrée qui a passé des siècles à couver dans l’esprit des non-Asiatiques et qu’il est maintenant « acceptable » de diffuser.

Cancer: Yet Another Cuban Success Story

Cuba has managed to create the National Cancer Plan, invest in biotechnology, and develop anti-cancer drugs to a remarkable extent, all while being under some of the toughest economic sanctions in the world, as well as a very tight trading blockade.

La Fédération syndicale mondiale lance une campagne pour la libération des enfants palestiniens prisonniers dans les geôles israéliennes | WFTU launches campaign calling for the release of Palestinian children held in Israeli prisons

Depuis 2000, on estime qu’environ 12 000 enfants palestiniens ont été emprisonnés, certains à l’âge d’à peine 6 ans. // Since 2000, an estimated 12,000 Palestinian children have been imprisoned, some as young as 6 years old.