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THE latest ployment figures for the north of Ireland show that 16.3 per cent of the population is out of work.

There are marked variations: unemployment is much higher in CatRone arcas than those in which Protestants are in a majority. For instance, male unemployment Strabane, Co Tyrone, a Catholic area, an astounding 42 per cent.

These differences are a consequence conscious policies followed by Unionist governments discriminate against non-Unionists. The government has, by and large, relusee lo intervene ether to halt Onschm abon revive the ailing economy.

Backbone The in. dustries have declined. Linen, OlICC the back. bone OI the economy employing 40,000 ple, has been virtually wiped out. Shipbuilding, wilch in the late '50s employed over 24,Uv workers, nas now only 6,500.

Tns ccc as dsu hit the 'new industries', WIFIC u were medol replace the traditional ones. Artificial fibres; which in 1974 employed 9,000, now has less than 2,500 Tuutner un recuuoancies being announced last wEcK.

Industry in the north of Ireland what there leIt ol Is overwhelmingly privately-owned. The nationalisa• tion of some industries in The question posed THE problems of Northern Treland are exacer.

bated appalling economic problems • onemaovmeni November 1980 was near 16 per ceni *One third DOOmeROnS Or just above the bread Treland aor oer cent desencen on oil; electricity is per cent dearer than Britain, coal 10 per cen and gas three crociDive ervortrern relana aves nor nave ac.

cess to aruen's nouro gas).

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might extend the retwork creus through pipeline Northern Ireland wwer exre messures should be adopted to strengthen econor in Northern Should Bripipeline to Norters •uile the Labour Partv s consulalve vader Britain, shipbuilding, only parwas tially extended Ine north of Ireland.

The economy has been run by a system of generous grants private industrialists to sel up businesses. But system in the north of Ireland once these grants run out the firms tend to close La hefty COWLI. cayll profit for the owners but unemployment for the WULKCIS All this is made even worse by partition which denies the natural economic The north of and clusiully. the wage rates of workers

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