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>PACNEWS >Pacific News Agency Service – administered by the >Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) > >Third Edition >Friday 29 September 2006 >© Copyright PINA 2005 > >4. NEW CALEDONIA------- Leaders to act over alleged >hate speech > >Leaders to act over alleged hate speech > >29 SEPTEMBER 2006 NOUMEA (Pacnews) - New Caledonia’s >main party, Future Together will lodge a complaint >against a union leader for alleged race hatred. > >Radio New Zealand International reports the move was >aimed at the leader of the CSTNC union, Sylvain Nea, >who has been demanding the immediate removal of all >Filipino workers employed by the Goro Nickel company >in the territory’s south. > >Mr Nea said hundreds of Filipinos are not restricted >to doing specialist jobs but perform other work which >could be done by New Caledonians. > >His union has been on a general strike since Monday >demanding also lower fuel prices and the government’s >resignation. > >The president of the territory’s Congress and Future >Together politician, Harold Martin has told local >television that the campaign against the Filipinos is >unacceptable. > >“We’ll lodge a complaint with the prosecutor of the >republic. I would like to remind you that these are >crimes that are punishable with imprisonment. The move >of the union is a political one, everybody understands >that. If you blockade bakeries, what’s that good for? >Will that help the people?”……PNS (ENDS)

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