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08/04/2014
Criticism Over 'Racist' Job Posters
Alliance MLA Anna Lo has criticised posters that have appeared across South and East Belfast.
The posters call for "local jobs to go to local workers".
They also pose a number of questions, including why "outside labour" is being used instead of local skilled workers and why "hundreds of overseas workers" are being employed on higher wages.
The message at the top of the poster reads: "What happened to the agreement on local jobs for local people?"
Lo, who has described the posters as "racist", has said: "I am appalled by these posters. They are giving out misinformation at a time when ethnic minorities' concerns are already heightened following recent racist attacks. Racism has no place in our society.
"It is deeply worrying that these posters have appeared in parts of Belfast. There is no indication of who produced them, but I would like to tell whoever is responsible that their messages of hatred are not wanted."
David McNarry, UKIP's leader in Northern Ireland, dismissed Ms Lo's claims of racism as "falsehoods", and argued that the posters are as a result of east Belfast residents being "deeply distressed that 500 foreign workers are being employed building oil rigs in Belfast harbour".
(JP)
The posters call for "local jobs to go to local workers".
They also pose a number of questions, including why "outside labour" is being used instead of local skilled workers and why "hundreds of overseas workers" are being employed on higher wages.
The message at the top of the poster reads: "What happened to the agreement on local jobs for local people?"
Lo, who has described the posters as "racist", has said: "I am appalled by these posters. They are giving out misinformation at a time when ethnic minorities' concerns are already heightened following recent racist attacks. Racism has no place in our society.
"It is deeply worrying that these posters have appeared in parts of Belfast. There is no indication of who produced them, but I would like to tell whoever is responsible that their messages of hatred are not wanted."
David McNarry, UKIP's leader in Northern Ireland, dismissed Ms Lo's claims of racism as "falsehoods", and argued that the posters are as a result of east Belfast residents being "deeply distressed that 500 foreign workers are being employed building oil rigs in Belfast harbour".
(JP)
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