A suicide car bomb exploded amidst workers who were waiting in the centre of the town of Tikrit to be picked up for work.
33 workers were killed instantly and 88 workers were injured. Some have life-threatening injuries.
And in separate act of terrorism, two cleaning workers were killed in Baghdad by a roadside bomb.
On May 14 2005, in the Al-Dorah district of Baghdad, two roadsweepers were killed by a roadside bomb planted by terrorists.
The IFTU strongly condemns these atrocities against innocent workers and calls upon the Iraqi authorities to take urgent measures to protect the life of workers while carrying out their duties and further calls on it to bring to justice the killers, perpetrators of these heinous crime against defenceless people.
Our deepest sympathy and condolences are with the bereaved families
Glory to the martyrs of the Iraqi working class.
IFTU Information Office
22 May 2005