The consequences of the social conflict at Albioma are a textbook case of an assimilation policy that is dragging La Réunion Island down the slope of underdevelopment. Albioma is owned by an American pension fund. Its concern is not the development of La Réunion but the profits of shareholders located thousands of kilometres from our country. It is putting pressure on La Réunion’s workers. Strike action is inevitable. It is causing power cuts in La Réunion. Reunionese who believe they live (…)