Excluded Headlines: Huge marches and changes for Global South workers, Sudanese civilians want democracy..
Stay up to date on the global news stories the US- and Eurocentric media overlooks, with journalist and author, Tamara Pearson.
Welcome to another week of overlooked, distorted, and ignored news from the Global South:
To avoid catastrophe, oil companies should chip in to removing oil from an abandoned tanker near Yemen - Some US$29 million more is needed in order to remove oil from an abandoned tanker off Yemen’s coast and prevent a damaging oil spill in the Red Sea. The tanker contains four times more oil than the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster off Alaska, one of the world’s worst ecological catastrophes. The tanker is publicly owned by Yemen and used to transport oil, but since the conflict it has not been inspected or maintained. Source, source.
May day and the struggle for workers’ rights was marked around the world. Here are just a few of the news items, demands, or photos from some of the Global South countries: Cuba postponed its march till Friday due to fuel shortages, Venezuela saw no wage increase, El Salvador held protests against unjustified mass firings and violations of workers’ rights, and Cameroon saw hundreds of thousands march for more security and better pay. In Bolivia the state resumed management of retirement funds, Iran rallied against US military presence, Indonesians protested a new job creation law that favours big businesses over workers and the environment, in Pakistan rallies were banned in some cities though people in Lahore could demand wage increases (photo), Filipinos marched for a basic minimum wage (photo), and despite the heat, Mexicans marched for the “day of struggle.”
Sudanese civilians release joint statement: End the war, restore democracy - Resistance committees, students, academics and more are initially calling for an end to the war and for humanitarian support. Then they want a return to democracy and for the military to be no longer involved in economic or political life. They call for international efforts to halt the war and provide assistance, but no intervention in other aspects of Sudanese life. Source, source.
Uzbekistanis change 2/3rds of their constitution - With 85% participation, 90% of people who voted were in favour of changes to the Uzbekistan constitution, including changing presidential term limits, getting rid of the death penalty, and changes to investment and land ownership regulations. Source.
Turkiye launches Europe’s largest solar plant, but energy is a political battle - Turkiye’s new solar plant is the size of 2,800 football fields and it should provide electricity for 2 million people. But Turkiye’s energy demand is growing and it is a major issue for the country’s upcoming general and presidential elections. Source, source, source.