Responding to racist attacks in the Waterside People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said,
"These racist attacks are disgusting and should not be tolerated.
This is not the city we want.
Once again healthcare workers are the targets of thugs whipped into a frenzy by billionaires and political representatives intent on fueling division and giving legitimacy to racism.
There is nothing legitimate about racism.
Our health service is in crisis because of government cuts and profiteering by private companies.
Many healthcare workers, including many migrants, struggle on poverty wages while Stormont MLAs enjoy massive pay hikes.
Working-class people should stick together to demand a fit-for-purpose health service.
We urge people to reject divide and rule politics. It's a dead-end.
People Before Profit send our solidarity to the victims and hope they can recovery quickly from the injuries they received."