UKUQHUBEKA: Izishoshovu ze-Block Rail Route zeGeneral Dynamics Zezimoto Ezihlomile Ziboshwe eSaudi Arabia, Zifuna ICanada Misa Impi Yempi e-Yemen

By World BEYOND War, Mashi 26, i-2021

London, Ontario - Amalungu ezinhlangano ezilwa nempi World BEYOND War, ILabour Against the Arms Trade, kanye nePeople for Peace London bavimba ujantshi wesitimela eduzane naseGeneral Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, okuyinkampani yasendaweni yaseLondon ekhiqiza izimoto ezilula zokulwa (LAVs) zoMbuso waseSaudi Arabia.

Lezi zishoshovu zicela iGeneral Dynamics ukuthi iqede ukubandakanyeka ekungeneleleni okunonya kwezempi okuholwa yiSaudi Arabia eYemen futhi icela uhulumeni waseCanada ukuthi aqedele ukuthunyelwa kwezikhali eSaudi Arabia futhi andise usizo lokusiza abantu baseYemen.

Namuhla kugujwa unyaka wesithupha kwangenelela umfelandawonye oholwa yiSaudi, osekelwa yiNtshonalanga empini yombango yaseYemen, okuholele enkingeni embi kakhulu yabantu emhlabeni.

Kulinganiselwa ukuthi abantu baseYemeni abayizigidi ezingama-24 badinga usizo lokusiza abantu - abangaba ngu-80% wabantu - okuyinto ephazanyiswa umhlaba womfelandawonye oholwa yiSaudi Arabia, umoya, kanye nokuvinjwa kwemikhumbi yezwe. Kusukela ngo-2015, lokhu kuvinjelwa kuvimbele ukudla, uphethiloli, izimpahla zentengiso nosizo ukuthi lungene e-Yemen. Ngokusho koHlelo Lokudla Lomhlaba, cishe abantu abangu-50,000 eYemen sebevele bephila ngaphansi kwezimo ezifana nendlala njengoba i-5 million isele kancane. Ukwengeza kulesi simo esivele sibi kakhulu, iYemen inezinga lokufa elibi kakhulu le-COVID-19 emhlabeni, libulale umuntu oyedwa kwaba-1 abahlolwa ukuthi banalo.

Ngaphandle kobhubhane lomhlaba wonke lwe-COVID-19 kanye nezingcingo ezivela kwiZizwe Ezihlangene zokuthi kuqedwe ukulwa emhlabeni wonke, iCanada iqhubekile nokuthumela izikhali eSaudi Arabia. Ngo-2019, iCanada yathumela izingalo ezibiza ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-2.8 eMbusweni—izikhathi ezingaphezu kuka-77 kunenani ledola losizo lwaseCanada eYemen ngawo lowo nyaka.

Kusukela ekuqaleni kwalolu bhubhane, iCanada ithumele izikhali ezingaphezu kwezigidigidi eziyi-1.2 zamarandi eSaudi Arabia, inqwaba yazo okuyizimoto ezihlomile ezilula ezikhiqizwe yiGeneral Dynamics, okuyingxenye yesivumelwano sezikhali esingamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-15 esihwetshwe nguHulumeni waseCanada. Izikhali zaseCanada ziyaqhubeka nokubhebhethekisa impi eholele enhlekeleleni enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni e-Yemen kanye nokulimala okukhulu kwezakhamizi.

Izimoto ezihlomile ezilula ezikhiqizwa yiGeneral Dynamics eLondon, e-Ontario zithuthwa ngojantshi namaloli ziyiswa echwebeni lapho zilayishwa khona emikhunjini yaseSaudi.

"Njengoba isivumelwano sezikhali sezigidigidi neSaudi Arabia sasayinwa okokuqala, inhlangano yomphakathi yaseCanada ishicilele imibiko, yethula izicelo, yabhikisha emahhovisi kahulumeni nabakhiqizi bezikhali ezweni lonke, futhi yahambisa izincwadi ezimbalwa kuTrudeau lapho inqwaba yamaqembu amele khona. izigidi ziye zafuna kaningi iCanada ukuthi iyeke ukuhlomisa iSaudi Arabia,” kusho uRachel Small World BEYOND War. "Sishiywe ngaphandle kokuthi sivimbe amathangi aseCanada abheke eSaudi Arabia ngokwethu."

“Abasebenzi bafuna imisebenzi eluhlaza, enokuthula, hhayi imisebenzi yokwakha izikhali zempi. Sizoqhubeka nokufaka ingcindezi kuhulumeni weLiberal ukuthi ayeke ukuthunyelwa kwezikhali eSaudi Arabia futhi sisebenzisane nezinyunyana ukuze kutholakale ezinye izindlela zabasebenzi basembonini yezikhali,” kusho uSimon Black weLabour Against the Arms Trade, umfelandawonye wezishoshovu zokuthula nezabasebenzi ezisebenzela ukuqeda. Ukubamba iqhaza kweCanada ekuhwebeni ngezikhali kwamazwe ngamazwe.

“Okudingwa umphakathi wethu uxhaso lukahulumeni lokuguqulwa ngokushesha kwempahla yezempi ibuyele ekukhiqizeni izidingo zabantu, njengoba lezi zitshalo zazivame ukwenza,” kusho uDavid Heap wePeople for Peace London. "Sicela ukutshalwa kwezimali komphakathi ngokushesha ezimbonini zezokuthutha eziluhlaza ezidingeka kakhulu ezizoqinisekisa imisebenzi emihle kubantu baseLondon ngenkathi kuvikela ukuthula namalungelo abantu emhlabeni."

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