The triennial World Water Forum is meeting this week in Bali. This event is organised by the World Water Council, which is led by private, for-profit corporations, traditionally supported by the World Bank, intent on facilitating market-driven approaches to all water issues. The potential profits from water are immeasurable.
The full arsenal of government repression of peaceful gatherings is being applied against members of the national and global water justice movements, trying to meet in Bali, Indonesia. The main reason is that the government of Indonesia is prioritising the influx of foreign investment in all sectors and regions of the country.
Read the statement by the international trade union Public Service Union PSI and European Public Service Union EPSU here
