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| Sisanda Mbokotho cheered as she and 800 other young people marched through downtown Minneapolis Friday. |
Mbokotho is in Minnesota for the Next Up summit sponsored by the AFL-CIO, which is bringing together more than 800 young workers to discuss their future. She is an organizer for SACCAWU, the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union, representing workers in the hospitality and entertainment industry.
At the summit, Mbokotho is leading a workshop on global worker solidarity. She’s also talking to American workers about a common nemesis – Walmart.
“Your Walmart is now creating a crisis on our continent,” Mbokotho said. “It’s killing the economy” by pushing down wages and driving locally owned retailers out of business.
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She is frustrated by her government’s lack of action to rein in Walmart, which is the world’s largest employer. “They say they will use regulation,” she said. “But how do you regulate slavery?”
Mbokotho was excited by the AFL-CIO’s effort to involve young workers through the summit, saying the labor movement is an important vehicle for carrying their message.
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| Marchers paused to take photos. They also tweeted and texted messages while chanting, "Jobs now!" |
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| Sisanda Mbokotho cheered as she and 800 other young people marched through downtown Minneapolis Friday. |
Mbokotho is in Minnesota for the Next Up summit sponsored by the AFL-CIO, which is bringing together more than 800 young workers to discuss their future. She is an organizer for SACCAWU, the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union, representing workers in the hospitality and entertainment industry.
At the summit, Mbokotho is leading a workshop on global worker solidarity. She’s also talking to American workers about a common nemesis – Walmart.
“Your Walmart is now creating a crisis on our continent,” Mbokotho said. “It’s killing the economy” by pushing down wages and driving locally owned retailers out of business.
online pharmacy cozaar over the counter with best prices today in the USA
She is frustrated by her government’s lack of action to rein in Walmart, which is the world’s largest employer. “They say they will use regulation,” she said. “But how do you regulate slavery?”
Mbokotho was excited by the AFL-CIO’s effort to involve young workers through the summit, saying the labor movement is an important vehicle for carrying their message.
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| Marchers paused to take photos. They also tweeted and texted messages while chanting, "Jobs now!" |