![VENDORS’ LABOUR [3RD OCTOBER 2025] - As the next election draws nearer, the political rallies grow bigger and one political party is criticizing the other for spending excessively on their campaign events. However, at the biggest rallies, vendors are pushing back against this narrative, saying that massive rallies provide opportunities that micro-entrepreneurs cannot afford to miss out on. And one former trade unionist is backing them up, pointing out that these opportunities are part of the social-democratic foundation on which all successful Saint Lucian politics is built. Cianna Dalsan was on the scene to bring us the story of these vendors.](https://www.replay.gp/wp-content/plugins/youtube-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
VENDORS REBUFF CRITICS WHO DECRY BIG, EXPENSIVE POLITICAL RALLIES
VENDORS’ LABOUR [3RD OCTOBER 2025] – As the next election draws nearer, the political rallies grow bigger and one political party is criticizing the other for spending excessively on their campaign events. However, at the biggest rallies, vendors are pushing back against this narrative, saying that massive rallies provide opportunities that micro-entrepreneurs cannot afford to miss out on. And one former trade unionist is backing them up, pointing out that these opportunities are part of the social-democratic foundation on which all successful Saint Lucian politics is built. Cianna Dalsan was on the scene to bring us the story of these vendors.
