English translation of Tom de Meester's article/June 19

Sunday evening, 18 June. A immigration officer in Dover makes a horrifying discovery. 58 Bodies dead are found in the back of a lorry. After the deaths of Yaguine and Fode in August of last year, this is a new drama, which brings home just how much the strengthening of Fort Europe leads to deaths. The Dutch NGO United has estimated how many lives Europe's restrictive asylum and immigration policy has claimed since 1993. More than 2000 men, women and children…
Each year, hundreds die, because the doors of Europe remain closed. People should have the right to establish themselves whereever they see their future, so that the asylum policy does not lead to deaths.
As long as multinationals can exploit the Third World unchallenged, and in doing so can widen the gap between North and South, people will be forced to flee their countries in search of a better life. Globalisation leads to more and more poverty and misery in the Third World and Eastern Europe. Let the vigil be a symbol that only a fair division of the world's wealth can be s solution. This is why we call for the abolition of Third World Debt and for fair world trade.
We want to serenely commemorate the 58 people who died in Dover with a vigil in Zeebrugge, from which the lorry left for Dover. We are asking other organisations to support this and to join us in the remembrance of those 58 strangers. Whoever wants to send a message of solidarity and sympathy, can do so. Also, if anyone wants to bring a poem or song to commemorate the victim, they are most welcome. Please notify us before hand, so that we can make any arrangements.

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