Summary: <br> Nicaragua is a small,impoverished Central American country with a population of six million with avery turbulent history of invasions and intervention by the UnitedStates. Today, Nicaragua is a member of ALBA, an alliance of socialistcountries of the region based on solidarity, fair trade and coming up withtheir own solutions to problems of poverty and inequality. Helen Yuill ofthe Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign Action Group talks about Nicaragua, ALBA and whytrade union solidarity is important.<br> <br>
