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GUADELOUPE: Protesters 'fire' on police, mayor says

GUADELOUPE: Protesters 'fire' on police, mayor says
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Armed youths fired rifles at police overnight as economic protests on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe crept towards fever pitch Wednesday, the mayor of Baie-Mahault, Ary Chalus, said.
Source: France24 - France

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France sends forces to Guadeloupe:

France has sent hundreds of police reinforcements to the French-Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, as month-long strikes over declining economic conditions have spilled over into violence. Ref. Source 4

GUADELOUPE: Protesters 'fire' on police, mayor says History & Civil Business Politics

Labor Victory in Guadeloupe After Six-Week Strike Reverberates Across French Caribbean and France

The financial crisis has had reverberations beyond the United States and Europe, with people taking to the streets in cities across the globe to protest rising wealth inequality and to call for economic and labor rights. Perhaps the most significant action took place in the French Caribbean, on the island of Guadeloupe. Amid rising costs of living, labor leaders in Guadeloupe led a forty-four-day general strike that closed down roads, schools, gas stations and public transportation. The strikers claimed a victory earlier this month with a plan to improve wages and living standards. Ref. Source 3