Sit-in in front of the Parliament [Archives:2000/35/Front Page]

More than 150 graduates specialized in oil had staged a sit-in on Wednesday in front of the Parliament. Despite clear instructions by the president to incorporate them in the cadre of the Ministry of Oil, they are still unemployed.
Protesters wore T-shirts on which were painted the Presidents picture and his memorandum to employ them. Worth mentioning is that for the past three years oil graduates have been going in demonstrations and organizing sits-in requesting the authorities to employ them.
Earlier instructions by Dr. Iryani, Prime Minister, indicated the delegation of 250 graduates to work in education field. However, after their delegation period is over, they are again unemployed.
There are no vacant jobs for them at the Ministry of Oil, some official sources claimed.
Yemen Times met with some of these graduates who revealed that they wanted a real and clear explanation for unemploying them and for not carrying out the Presidents orders.
They presented a memorandum to the parliament explaining the misery they went through while following their issue up with the authorities concerned.
There are a lot of foreign employers who can be replaced by Yemeni ones. However, the Ministry of Oil along with other institutions affiliated to it are still suffering from the foreigners complex, preferring foreigners to Yemenis. We will escalate the issue if our demands were not met in accordance with the Presidents orders. they stated.
Worth noting is that these graduates already staged sit-ins and demonstrations late in 1999 calling for their employment. In one of these demonstrations they stayed at the Ministry. Oil Minister was then forced to escape using back doors while the police tried to disperse them. It is expected that the issue of these graduates will be aggravated if the authorities concerned do not take a prompt action.
On the other hand, students continued their strike last Saturday in front of the Cabinet protesting their unemployment. They stated that they would continue staging sit-ins until their demands are met. Otherwise, they would file a suit.
There are no vacant jobs for them at the Ministry of Oil, some official sources claimed.
Yemen Times met with some of these graduates who revealed that they wanted a real and clear explanation for unemploying them and for not carrying out the Presidents orders.
They presented a memorandum to the parliament explaining the misery they went through while following their issue up with the authorities concerned.
There are a lot of foreign employers who can be replaced by Yemeni ones. However, the Ministry of Oil along with other institutions affiliated to it are still suffering from the foreigners complex, preferring foreigners to Yemenis. We will escalate the issue if our demands were not met in accordance with the Presidents orders. they stated.
Worth noting is that these graduates already staged sits-in and demonstrations late in 1999 calling for their employment. In one of these demonstrations they stayed in the ministry. Oil minister was then forced to escape using back doors while the police tried to disperse them. It is expected that the issue of these graduates will be aggravated if the authorities concerned do not take a prompt action.
On the other hand, students continue their strike last Saturday in front of the Cabinet protesting their unemployment. They stated that they would continue staging sits-in until their demands are met. Otherwise, they would file a case.

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