Dr. JAGAN was after all the son of down-trodden sugar workers who began his consciousness of rich versus poor, of the economic and social disparity of classes and the need for a continued struggles and solutions in the pursuits of social justice for all workers. Permit me to laud him, had he been around the independence of the labour movement will no longer be a place of political rivalry and positions of the TUC would have evolved from consensus without pressure which would have forced anyone to defend his personal political rights.

We must return to the days when the reasons we advance for adopting one or another position must be how it affects the workers and the bauxite unions through consistent struggles and militant actions must regain the collective bargaining rights and move earnings to a more satisfactory level and at the same time improve working conditions.

We hear over and over that the world is becoming more interdependent. Much talk is going on about the global economy. Employers are becoming united in transnational corporations and they do not allow differences of race, nationality or religion to affect their profits. This tells us that trade unions must seek closer co-operation internationally. Let us not divide ourselves into different bodies; rather, we should work towards creating one international workers’ organisation capable of defending the interests of all working people.

By way of conclusion allow me to extend my solidarity to bauxite workers who are defending their rights.
MOHAMED KHAN
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