Portugal
Public services union STAL will be mobilising support for a national demonstration called by the CGTP-IN confederation on 11 February. The demonstration is in protest at the measures being imposed by the troika of European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund. Workers in the public sector have seen their pay cut while more broadly workers are facing longer hours and shorter holidays.
Read more at > STAL (PT)
The ETUC has welcomed the report from the European Parliament's Employment Committee which exposes the impact of Troika policies on Greece, Portugal, Ireland and Cyprus. Apart from the failed economic policies and devastating social impacts, the Committee report and the ETUC evidence to the Committee highlighted the attacks on wages, collective bargaining and wage determination systems as well as the Troika's failure to undertake meaningful consultations with trade unions. [Read more at ETUC (EN)->http://www.etuc.org/press/etuc-welcomes-eu-parliament-report-denouncing-dire-social-consequences
Trade unions mobilised for another general strike on 17 January in anticipation of the visit from the representatives of the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund – the troika. The unions are concerned that a further round of austerity measures is being planned along with further changes to make the labour market even more “flexible”. See more at > Guardian news video (EN/GR)
