The Workers Party of Jamaica (WPJ) was a Marxist-Leninist political party in Jamaica. WPJ was founded on 17 December 1978 by Trevor Munroe, along with Elean Thomas and others. [1] Trevor Munroe, a Rhodes scholar from Oxford University, served as its general secretary. The forerunner of WPJ was the Workers Liberation League. [2]
WPJ was a "critical ally" of the People's National Party (PNP) of Michael Manley. [2] With WPJ backing, the PNP government developed closer relations to Cuba, which irritated the United States. [3] However, in the late 1970s, the WPJ participated in Jamaican popular resistance to fiscal controls imposed on the country by the International Monetary Fund and accepted by Manley. [4] The 1980 elections resulted in a victory of the rightist Jamaica Labour Party. Manley's association with the communist WPJ may have contributed to his defeat. [3]
The WPJ youth organization, Young Communist League of WPJ, was a member of the World Federation of Democratic Youth.
By 1992, the WPJ was defunct. [2]
The Workers Party of Jamaica (WPJ) was a Marxist-Leninist political party in Jamaica. WPJ was founded on 17 December 1978 by Trevor Munroe, along with Elean Thomas and others. [1] Trevor Munroe, a Rhodes scholar from Oxford University, served as its general secretary. The forerunner of WPJ was the Workers Liberation League. [2]
WPJ was a "critical ally" of the People's National Party (PNP) of Michael Manley. [2] With WPJ backing, the PNP government developed closer relations to Cuba, which irritated the United States. [3] However, in the late 1970s, the WPJ participated in Jamaican popular resistance to fiscal controls imposed on the country by the International Monetary Fund and accepted by Manley. [4] The 1980 elections resulted in a victory of the rightist Jamaica Labour Party. Manley's association with the communist WPJ may have contributed to his defeat. [3]
The WPJ youth organization, Young Communist League of WPJ, was a member of the World Federation of Democratic Youth.
By 1992, the WPJ was defunct. [2]