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| Tamil graduates protest outside EPC office in Trincomalee (All photos: Tamil Guardian) |
Graduates from the Amparai district complained of discrimination by the Sri Lankan government in providing job opportunities for Tamils.
The graduates started a symbolic hunger strike outside the offices of the Eastern Provincial Council offices in Trincomalee on Wednesday morning.
One graduate, speaking on condition of anonymity citing fear of reprisal, said the Sri Lankan government deliberately overlooked Tamils for job opportunities.
“Although we achieve the same qualifications as Sinhala and Muslim people do, we are not offered the same jobs. The new government has not delivered any benefits for us yet,” she told the Tamil Guardian.
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Jaffna graduates protest over unemployment (29 April 2015)
Graduates protest against unemployment, demand NPC takes action (28 April 2014)
Unemployed graduates protest in Batticaloa (26 January 2015)
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