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March of the un-people: from Sri Lanka to the world
After meeting the super-exploited workers of the global South who supply the clothing retail giants in the West, ROGER McKENZIE calls for a renewed commitment to international organisation
Sri Lanka

MANY years ago, I had the pleasure of being in a class taught by the legendary Noam Chomsky.

One of the very many things that I remember from that session was hearing Chomsky talk about “the un-people.”

In case you are wondering who or what the un-people are — it is the way the uber-rich think about us working-class fodder.

Follow Roger McKenzie on Twitter @RogerAMck.

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