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Unhappy Islanders

机译:不开心的岛民

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It is a long time since the Caribbean was a European lake, fought over and colonised by rival powers. Yet it still contains a few small fragments of empire-and not always happy ones.rnFor the past four weeks Guadeloupe, which like its neighbour Martinique is an overseas departement of France, has been shut down by a general strike. This has turned increasingly nasty. A strike leader was shot dead at a barricade on February 17th, and emergency workers and policerntrying to help him came under fire, according to the local prefect. Some businesses were looted and cars burned. The strike has spread to Martinique. Thousands of tourists have cancelled holidays.rnThe strikers want a €D200 ($251) increase in the monthly minimum wage. After remaining aloof, France's president, Nicolas Sarkozy, ordered a review of French policy towards its Caribbean territories. The government sent 260 gendarmes and said it would offer a wage increase.
机译:自加勒比海成为欧洲湖泊以来,已经有很长的时间了,它被敌对国家争夺和殖民。然而,它仍然包含着一些帝国的小碎片,但并不总是那么幸福。在过去的四个星期中,瓜德罗普岛与其邻国马提尼克岛一样,是法国的一个海外部门,但由于罢工而被关闭。这变得越来越令人讨厌。据当地知府称,2月17日,罢工领袖在路障处被枪杀,紧急救援人员和警察试图帮助他遭到攻击。一些企业被洗劫一空,汽车被烧毁。罢工波及马提尼克岛。数千名游客取消了假期。罢工工人希望将每月最低工资提高200欧元(合251美元)。法国总统尼古拉·萨科奇(Nicolas Sarkozy)保持超然态度后,下令审查法国对加勒比地区的政策。政府派出260名宪兵,并表示将提供加薪。

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    《The economist》 |2009年第8619期|53|共1页
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