‘We have no life or future here’

Hundreds of the working poor and the self-employed joined the unemployed in a 30m-long queue outside an international jobs fair in Cork yesterday.

‘We have no life or future here’

The fair saw everyone from teenagers to men in their 50s lining up in the hope of finding a job overseas where they could use their skills and earn a decent salary.

The event, which one Canadian employer described as “depressing”, took place on the same day that Fine Gael and Labour held a press conference to mark their two years in power. Their event was named: ‘The Plan is Working.’

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