The rally was organised by the Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU).

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The ICTU has warned that Northern Ireland would be the UK region hardest hit by public sector job cuts.

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Spokesman Tom Gillen said ICTU would also be meeting with members of the teaching and other public sector unions next week.

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Peter Bunting, ICTU Assistant General Secretary said that the conflict should not be viewed "through the prism of our sectarianised politics".

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At the Belfast rally, organised by the Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu), assistant general secretary Peter Bunting said Stormont must not "slavishly" cut back on the say-so of the government in London.

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