Every Thursday, the old Saharawi phosphate miners demand their rights from the Moroccan controlled phosphate company, OCP. They were under contracts with the Spanish, but lost their rights when Morocco illegally invaded the territory and took control of the mine.
See more videos at the workers' Youtube channel.
When Morocco took control over the phosphate mine, few days after occupying the country, a majority of the Saharawi workers lost their jobs. They are since replaced with Moroccan settlers.
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Last week, a group of around 60 unemployed Saharawis hi-jacked a bus from Phosboucraa, to voice their protest against the Moroccan-owned company's exploitation of occupied Western Sahara's phosphate mine.