''Liyannaj Kont Pwofitasyon'', or LKP, is an

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of approximately fifty

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s and social movements in

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. It spearheaded the

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beginning in January 2009.

Name

The name of the umbrella group comes from the local

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language. The Liyannaj Kont Pwofitasyon (LKP) is translated to "''Stand up against exploitation''" in

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or the "''Collectif contre l'exploitation outrancière''" in French.

Constituents of LKP

*ADIM *AFOC *AGPIHM *AKIYO *AN BOUT AY *ANG *ANKA *ASSE *ANBT *Association Liberté Egalité Justice * CFTC * CGTG *CNL *

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*Comité de l'Eau *Convention pour une Guadeloupe Nouvelle *COPAGUA *CSFG *CTU *Espérance Environnement *FAEN SNCL * Force Ouvrière *FSU *GIE SBT *KAMODJAKA *KAP GWADLOUP * Les Verts *MADICE *Mas Ka Klé *Mouvman NONM * PCG *SGEP/SNEC *SOS B/Terre ENVIRONNEMENT *SPEG *SUD PTT GWA *SUNICAG *SYMPA CFDT *Travayè é Péyizan *UDCLCV *UIR CFTDT *UNSA *UGTG *UPG *UPLG *UMPG *Voukoum *SNUIPP *ADEIC

References

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