Unions react to bail-out negotiations

Portugal

The CGTP trade union confederation has called a national demonstration for 19 May to protest at the bail-out proposals being negotiated by the government with the International Monetary Fund and European Union. The unions argue that further austerity measures will only impose more cuts on public sector workers who have already seen their pay cut and that alternative measures including tackling tax avoidance and fraud and productive investment schemes need to be part of the deal.
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