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Why we still need our St Andrews Day rally
There are many reasons why trade unionists will be in Glasgow today for our annual STUC march against racism and fascism, but the tragic events of the past week would provide one more, writes ROZ FOYER

THIS week’s loss of life in the English Channel is one in a long line of tragedies that are the direct result of the abject failure of the British government and governments across Europe to design and implement a humane system for supporting refugees.

Refugees seeking safety in Britain represent just a tiny fraction of the world’s total. They are fleeing from the war-torn and repressive cauldrons like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan that Western imperialism has done so much to create and foment.

Our march and rally is now 33 years old. In 1988, the General Council of the STUC was approached by the Scottish Asian Action Committee (SAAC) to help organise a Scottish Day of Action against Racism in November of 1988.

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