When the local government of Nassirya announced that they will create job opportunities for the unemployed people in the city, thousands of applicants stepped forward to get a job. But the opportunities were given to those belong to the parties in power only, which created a huge resentment among the people who took to the streets in thousands demanding equal opportunities. The protesters formed a negotiation team to discuss the issue with the local government however the police couldn’t stand the demonstration and began firing upon the people randomly murdering 4 and injuring 40 others some of them are in serious conditions.
The quota system that carries on even in the hiring process is largely condemned by the Iraqi people. The local government however carries out its attempts to empower the parties’ authorities not to mention the massive corruption that is prevalent in almost every office.
The UUI warns these administrations that they will not get a way with this criminal act. Also UUI will hold demonstrations and protests in a wider scale and will never back down until its demands are met. The UUI caution the authorities of forming a pseudo inquiry committee that will do nothing but mislead the people therefore we demand the criminals to stand a public trial especially among the dead people is a 13 years old boy.
UUI offers its deepest condolences to the victims’ families for their big loss
Qasim Hadi
Secretary General
Union of Unemployed in Iraq
January 5th, 2006
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