 “Africa rising” was the catchphrase buzzing around Washington, D.C., last week, as African heads of state met for a three-day summit with U.S. government and private business. But Joel Odigie (r), coordinator of human and trade union rights for the International Trade Union Confederation-Africa, says working people are not benefiting from the continent’s economic growth. “In reality, there is an economic growth in Africa that is for the 1 percent.” Read more from Odigie and other African trade unionists profiled at the Solidarity Center website.
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