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Local workers in violent protests against Macau casinos
Calcutta News.Net Tuesday 1st May, 2007
The proliferation of casinos in the Chinese province of Macau has not led to commensurate job opportunities for Macau people.
The result: Protests against the casinos and the Macau government. A May Day march on Tuesday turned violent as protestors clashed with police. Shots were fired by police and dogs were put on protestors to get them to disperse.
Major global casino operators have swooped on the tiny former Portuguese colony to establish multi-billion dollar casino, hotel and resort developments. Attracted by a massive demand by Asians for gambling facilities, the operators have poured billions into the province. The development has been so huge that last year, Macau overtook Las Vegas in total casino revenues collected.
The local population however has not shared in the success with Macau workers, they say, being denied jobs. It appears the casinos are importing cheaper labour from the mainland mainly but also from other Asian countries such as the Philippines, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India. 'The government is rich, the casinos are rich, but nobody is looking out for the Macau people,' one protestor told the AFP news agency.
'We are displeased with the labour crisis and the government's lack of action in dealing with it,' Ho Hen Kuok, president of the Macau Labour Union said. 'We don't want to see illegal labour being given jobs.'
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Anonymous 05-01-07, 06:41 PM |
Local workers in violent protest against Macau casinos
Why does it not surprise?
pUNDIT Globalization is about exploiting Peoples! Why else would the US Chamber of Commerce be World Wide?
Why do the pUNDITS want everyone to have 'Democracy', their way?
Well it could be, you won’t find a pUNDIT on the front line in a dispute like in Macau! Police dogs guns... protecting the interests of the pUNDITS comes with their democracy. Protection for the 'strip mining'!
Oddly enough lil George Bush told the Truth about this one, “its not about oil”, He just never gave the rest of the story! Its about a bigger prize the Control of the Middle East. pUNDIT cONTROL!
Because a lil supporter of pUNDITS, I call uncle toms stole my name(galljdaj) the site assigns the name.
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macau resident 05-01-07, 07:29 PM |
The Macau government is corrupt
Most people in Macau are aware that the Chief Executive, Edmund Ho, who was appointed by Beijing, is a very corrupt official. He and his government has stolen a lot of money from the people. More social unrest are expected.
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Anonymous 05-01-07, 07:57 PM |
Macau Resident...
I recently read in the Shanghai News that the Carlyle Group purchased 100 New Homes for 100 Million Dollars. The Carlyle Group was begun in the US by US pUNDITS to take advantage of 'connections' into and within the US Government to strip mine US Taxpayers Monies. They of course moved to include other countries.
The latest move into China was particularly noteworthy, in that China has Laws against such purchases as Carlyle’s 100 homes. The Shanghai Mayor/Governor/Leader approved the purchase. Could anything less than a bribe cause such an outside the law approval?
Why is the US Chamber of Commerce given status in China? Is it allowed into Macau?
The US Chamber of Commerce has moved onto the World Market Place to exploit Labor. It has led the way of exploitation in the US, first by 'Outsourcing' then by moving the manufacturing locations. This methodology began in the 1980’s. Prior to the 1980’s it was using one group against another, often bringing workers from 'outside'!
Sound familure?
There are members of the Peoples Party in China warning about the growing distance between the haves and the havenots. Exploitation is often the motive, but is not the whole story. Growing Profits is the only consistent Goal of the pUNDITS. And you can add the 'carrot and the stick'.
The Strip Mining in the US has been turned over to the second rung down pUNDITS. The top of the line pUNDITS are now Globalteer pUNDITS. Most of all the buy Government with Bribes.
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Mor 05-02-07, 04:06 AM |
Hopefully the people of China can resolve this quikly and kick british interests out. I hope they realize what the plague f the crusifix is up to.
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