Liyannaj Kont Pwofitasyon Explained

Liyannaj Kont Pwofitasyon, or LKP, is an umbrella group of approximately fifty trade unions and social movements in Guadeloupe. It spearheaded the general strike beginning in January 2009.^[1]

Name

The name of the umbrella group comes from the local Antillean Creole language.^[1] The Liyannaj Kont Pwofitasyon (LKP) is translated to "Stand up against exploitation" in English or the "Collectif contre l'exploitation outrancière" in French.^[2]

Constituents of LKP

• ADIM
• AFOC
• AGPIHM
• AKIYO
• AN BOUT AY
• ANG
• ANKA
• ASSE
• ANBT
• Association Liberté Egalité Justice
• CFTC
• CGTG
• CNL

• Combat Ouvrier
• Comité de l'Eau
• Convention pour une Guadeloupe Nouvelle
• COPAGUA
• CSFG
• CTU
• Espérance Environnement
• FAEN SNCL
• Force Ouvrière
• FSU
• GIE SBT
• KAMODJAKA

• KAP GWADLOUP
• Les Verts
• MADICE
• Mas Ka Klé
• Mouvman NONM
• PCG
• SGEP/SNEC
• SOS B/Terre ENVIRONNEMENT
• SPEG
• SUD PTT GWA
• SUNICAG
• SYMPA CFDT

• Travayè é Péyizan
• UDCLCV
• UIR CFTDT
• UNSA
• UGTG
• UPG
• UPLG
• UMPG
• Voukoum
• SNUIPP
• ADEIC

Notes and References

1. News: Estelle . Shirbon. Paris fails to end island protests, seen spreading . Reuters. 2009-02-13 . 2009-02-14.
2. News: Charles . Bremmer . Sarkozy in Iraq as his woes pile up in France . . 2009-02-10 . 2009-02-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090213124111/http://timescorrespondents.typepad.com/charles_bremner/2009/02/sarkozy-in-iraq-as-his-woes-pile-up-in-france.html . February 13, 2009 .