This week, CBC Radios The Current aired a special series about the selling-off of the worlds water system. Called Water for Profit: How Multinationals Are Taking Control of a Public Resource, the series included documentaries about:
- The corporate scandal that happened when Hamilton privatized its water system
- How a $500-million water contract in Atlanta, Georgia left the city soaked
- How the World Bank encourages poor countries to privatize their water systems
- How the water taps are being turned off to millions of South Africans because they cant afford to pay
You can hear the entire series on the web. Just visit: http://www.cbc.ca/news/features/water/
CUPE is at the forefront of fighting for strong public water systems not just in Canada, but around the world. Last spring, a CUPE delegation attended the World Water Forum in Japan. Just a couple of months ago, CUPE was instrumental in stopping a major multinational from buying Halifaxs water system.
To view CUPEs work on this issue, go here: http://www.cupe.ca/www/PrivatizationWater