Water is a social good, not a commodity
CORFU. Hundreds of people gathered at Porta Reale, while local bands, artists and choirs participated in their own melodic way. Christos Zaralikos was also present.
The people of Corfu sent a message to the state yesterday with a musical protest organised by the Workers Centre, demanding a solution to the island’s water shortage issue.
Hundreds of people gathered at Porta Reale, while local bands, artists and choirs participated in their own melodic way. Christos Zaralikos was also present.
More than 45 organisations took part, including labour unions, the Corfu Federation of Agricultural Associations, along with six Agricultural Associations, the Union of Parent and Guardian Associations of Central Corfu Schools, and seven sports and cultural associations.
The demonstrators demanded immediate and permanent solutions for affordable and safe access to water for all, opposing its commercialisation. They called for projects to replace the outdated water supply network, sufficient state funding to fully meet needs, hiring of essential workers in municipal water and sewage companies (DEYA) and water services, as well as the procurement of necessary filtration, purification and water quality improvement equipment.
At the rally, the banner of the Workers Centre stood out, reading: 'No to all privatisations.'
