21. Muheeb Saeed on press freedom in West Africa, CSN's David Bergeron-Cyr on Jean Coutu workers

Free City Radio

Sharing the 21st edition of Free City Radio, released on Tuesday, Dec. 22nd, 2020. On this edition we speak with Muheeb Saeed in Accra, Ghana from the Media Foundation For West Africa on the state of press freedom in West Africa, specifically in Guinea and also in Ghana. Info on Muheeb's work here: https://www.mfwa.org/mfwa-staff/muheeb-saeed This interview regarding human rights and press freedom in West Africa, with a particular focus on Guinea, was broadcast also to give some context and background on the situation in Guinea as there are many Guinean asylum seekers in Montréal who the Canadian government has refused to recognize as refugees and is moving to deport. More information on that campaign here: https://www.facebook.com/statutpourlesguineens Also on this episode we speak with David Bergeron-Cyr president of the Fédération du commerce-CSN who addresses the recent wave of organizing to support Jean Coutu warehouse workers as they were bargaining for a fair contract. David speaks not only about workers at Jean Coutu but the importance of union power within the context of contemporary discussions around the critical importance of frontline workers in this time of pandemic. Music on this episode by Youssou N'Dour and Jean Leloup. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan @spirodon Christoff.