[Peace-discuss] Statement to the ILO in Geneva

[Karen Aram]

My recent statement to the ILO in Geneva, in respect to their concerns over the World Bank setting obstacles for social protections/pensions in Africa.

Dear All

It should be noted:

The World Bank and IMF have been major contributors to the debt incurred by African nations. Most African nations are now utilizing Chinese loans for development, rather than US. “There is no longer any presence of activities in Africa by the US” According to Namibia’s President Hage Geingob. He was referring to business and development activities. See: Namibia’s President Hage Geingob’s interview with Chris Hedges “On Contact”. He was not referring however, to the US military bases, spread across the African nations during the Obama administration, nor the presence of US troops, as evidenced recently by the deaths of four US soldiers in Niger.

Former colonial powers of Germany, and France also have a military presence as well. The only nations to have resisted US hegemony is Eritrea and Zambia.

I highly applaud social protection successes throughout the world made by the ILO. As the US erodes that of which was once gained in our nation.

We cannot separate economics from politics and the imperialist goals of the western powers, predominately the United States. See: Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, etc., etc.

See: Vukoni Lupa Lasaga at the recent Anti-War Teach In at the University of Illinois, in relation to Africa.


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