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Members of the Western Province Unemployed Graduates Association held a protest today at Polduwa Junction, near the Parliament access road, demanding the government provide employment. Pix by Nisal Baduge
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Priyan66 Friday, 21 March 2025 01:28 PM
These graduates demanding government jobs are one reason for our economic crisis. They studied on public tax money and want government jobs to live without working on our tax money. Pathetic. Enough is enough
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THEY TOO HAVE A RIGHT TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT IN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, JUST LIKE ALL OTHERS. Friday, 21 March 2025 10:41 PM
Majority of us made use of the govt's free education and secured jobs, so WHY NOT THESE GRADUATES?THEY APPEAR TO BE FROM THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT IN THE PAST, WHILE POLITICIANS PUT IN THEIR STOOGES WITH NO QUALIFICATIONS WHO SIMPLY SAT WARMING THEIR CHAIRS, WANTING THEIR PALMS OILD AND OR WAITING FOR A CALL TO SCRATCH A POLITICIANS BACK!!, AT LEAST WE KNOW THESE WILL WORK HARD TO LIFE UP THE LIVES OF THEIR FAMILIES. HOPE SOME OF THEM ARE SELECTED.
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Patriot Friday, 21 March 2025 01:36 PM
Sri Lanka will never prosper because everyone wants everything free !!! Education free and job free that too from governmental institutions to cool their lives forever !!! Bless you SL and we will never see a decent developed nation in our life time.
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sunil Friday, 21 March 2025 01:39 PM
If employment is all you need, why you want only government jobs and not private sector jobs
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Anton Weerasinghe Friday, 21 March 2025 02:44 PM
because they are entitled for pension and to live after happily.
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OH! LORD HAVE MERCY ON THOSE WHO DO NOT WANT THE LESS FORTUNATE TO COME UP IN LIVE. Friday, 21 March 2025 10:47 PM
PROBABLY SINCE THEIR ENGLISH MAY NOT BE UPTO THE STANDARD THAT MOST PRIVATE COMPANIES REQUIRE. PEOPLE KEEP PRAYING THAT SOME OF THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WILL GAIN GOVT POSITIONS AND PROVE THEIR HONESTY AND HARD WORK TO THE HEADS OF THEIR DEPTS AND REVEAL IT ALL TO THE PUBLIC. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE SOME WINDICTIVE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT WANT THE LESSFORTUNATE TO COME UP IN LIFE. VERY SAD.
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Rip Winkle Friday, 21 March 2025 01:50 PM
The placard in the first picture reveals these 'graduate's' very poor knowledge of English.
Pathetic .
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SOME DISPLAYING THEIR HATRED TO THE POOR Friday, 21 March 2025 10:50 PM
OBVIOUSLY THE MAJORITY APPEAR TO BE FROM VILLAGES AND OR REMOTE AREAS, WHY NOT GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE, WHERE ALL DEPTS FUNCTION IN SINHALA IF NOT ENGLISH??.
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Gamage L. Friday, 21 March 2025 01:55 PM
Find your own job !
graduate idiots ! you were given free education...
this is like " protesting on the road saying I am married now, make a baby for me!".......
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Sokrates Friday, 21 March 2025 02:01 PM
Since when does having a degree mean you are entitled to a government job? Since when does having a degree mean you are qualified for a government job? It seems as if these degree holders have not qualified for a job in the private sector. They are the unqualified rejects, and now want to burden the taxpayer with their lack of qualifications.
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Ram P Friday, 21 March 2025 02:21 PM
It is unfortunate that we produce too many Arts Graguates who find it difficult to find employment. If they are good in English they can approach the Banks or the Private sector. I guess English is an issue for them. Government must get those who register for Arts Degrees to do English compulsory as an extra subject like IELTS and for them to achieve 40% to have the degree awarded. They can be permitted to repeat the English many times until they get 40%. This is likely to settle the issue to some length
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Sandhesh Friday, 21 March 2025 02:34 PM
There will be plenty to assist with that noble request
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Gamini Friday, 21 March 2025 02:35 PM
This is the culture on which the JVP thrived. Now pay back time
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Tilak Friday, 21 March 2025 02:37 PM
Who wants to employ people shouting on the streets.
If employment is given, next they will strike for various other things like OT, leave, working conditions, bonus (with out earing a profit), duty free car permits etc.
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Sanjeewa Amare Friday, 21 March 2025 03:02 PM
Do you think these grown-up people cannot find a job or learn a skill they can sell? No. They just want govt jobs so they can continue to be unproductive till they get old, work less, ensure job security, bank loans, and finally pension. These individuals are the burdens to the productive and hard-working people with and without education in the country.
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VOICE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO VOICE. Friday, 21 March 2025 10:54 PM
GAMAGE, THEY ARE ONLY TRYING TO GET THEIR VOICES HEARD, VOICES THAT HAVE HAD NO VOICE FOR DECADES AND DECADES. ALL SOME OF YOU WANT IS FOR THESE MEN AND WOMEN TO GO ABROAD AS DOMESTIC WORKERS , WORK HARD AND SEND THE MONEY BACK INTO THE COUNTRY SHAME SHAME ON SOME OF YOU. DON'T THINK THE STUDIED GOING THROUGH DIFFICULT SITUATIONS AND CONDITIONS TO END UP SERVANTS IN SOME RICH PERSONS HOURSE AT HOME OR ABROAD TO SLAVE AND SEND THEIR $$$$ BACK HOME!!!.
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