Liyannaj Kont Pwofitasyon

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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]

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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

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