Gaston Samut: 'France is hiding its colonial policy'

The struggle of the people of Guadeloupe is complicated by the fact that France hides its colonial policies, Gaston Samut, a representative of the Popular Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe, said at a press conference in Baku, Report informs.

“They are trying to give the impression that Guadeloupe and Martinique are very developed regions. But the reality is that Guadeloupe's youth are now unemployed. And due to unemployment, they become addicted to drugs. It is noteworthy that visitors from France easily find work, while the local population suffers from unemployment,” he said.

Samut emphasized that the French in Guadeloupe and Martinique occupy high positions, but representatives of the local population remain in low positions.

The international conference “Neo-colonialism: violation of human rights and injustice”, organized by the Baku Initiative Group (BIG), opens in Baku on October 20.

Representatives from 14 countries and regions, including the overseas territories of France and Corsica, will take part in it.

The Baku Initiative Group (BIG) was created on July 6, 2023, in Baku by participants in the Complete Elimination of Colonialism conference within the framework of the ministerial meeting of the Coordination Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement chaired by the Republic of Azerbaijan.

BIG supports the struggle for the freedom of peoples in various regions of the world still suffering from colonization in the 21st century.