71. Their demands included amnesty and pardon for one of their elected legislators, coup leader George Speight, and his coconspirators. 72. Their demands included giving nationals jobs priority over foreign workers. 73. Their demands included the release of seven jailed comrades and the talks with Shevardnadze. 74. Their formal demands so far include creation of an independent Islamic state -- something President Joseph Estrada has repeatedly refused to consider. 75. Their demands included more scholarships and new libraries. 76. Their demands included wage increases and the payment of overtime. 77. Those demands include improvement of economic and social conditions for the indigenous people, more job opportunities and respect for local customs and traditions. 78. Union spokesman Jose Niel Bayno said demands include hazard pay, protection from asbestos and fiberglass, protective suits and shoes. 79. Further Tuareg demands include an end to reprisal attacks on their strongholds and development projects for the north. 80. He said such demands included calls for technical assistance, human rights protection, for help in the process of democratization and intervention in peace keeping operations. |