E. Timorese rally against foreigners

E. Timorese rally against foreigners

DILI (AP): About 200 people rallied in front of UN headquarters on Wednesday to protest the use of foreign workers on reconstruction projects while most local laborers remain jobless.

The first major protest against the world body's transitional administration was mounted by a coalition of local socialist groups.

It was sparked by the recent arrival of a group of Indonesian workers who were employed to construct helicopter landing pads at Dili airport.

The protesters demanded that jobs be given to East Timorese and that the Indonesian workers leave the island.