Large anti-government protest in Portugal. Up to 100,000 people walked through the streets of Lisbon. people

A number of demonstrators not seen in 10 years took part in a multi-thousand protest in the center of Lisbon on Saturday afternoon against the policies of the government of Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, including planned changes to the labor code.

The main organizer of the demonstration, the left-wing trade union headquarters CGTP, estimated that Approximately 100,000 people took part in the event, which paralyzed traffic in the city center. people.

Saturday's protest includes: against the government's planned changes to the labor code, it gathered people employed in both the public and private sectors.

“Don't limit our rights!”, “Hands off the labor code!”, “Let us live!”, “We want a decent life!”, the demonstrators chanted during the march through the center of the capital.

Protest participants they also demanded that the government raise wages and improve employment conditions. They called for reducing the working week from 40 to 35 hours.

In conversations with the media, they emphasized that the rising cost of living in Portugal is not accompanied by government actions to support employees; on the contrary, the cabinet of the Prime Minister of Montenegro plans to amend the labor code, limiting the rights of employees.

According to the CGTP authorities, the government's announcements indicate that The planned changes include: limiting the right to strike and facilitating the termination of employment contracts by employers.

The management of the CGTP headquarters announced during Saturday's protest that it would conduct a nationwide general strike on December 11.

From Lisbon Marcin Zatyka (PAP)

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