Europe Protests

March 2024 Forums General discussion Europe Protests

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    alanjjohnstone
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    Madrid
    250,000 people marched through the streets of Madrid on Sunday demanding that the Spanish government increase the country’s health care budget, improve working conditions and expand the staff.

    “Today in Madrid we are standing up again and declaring that we do not accept this model. Our health is not to be trifled with,”

    The demonstration was also calling for reduced workloads, better pay.

    Paris
    The fourth general strike against the controversial pension reform took place in Paris, with tens of thousands of people marching through the city streets.

    The protesters were carrying banners of leading French trade unions that staged the strike, and posters with slogans “Macron, seek your own retirement, but do not touch ours!” and “Prisoners of work will not live to be old.” The demonstrators also chanted “Let’s fight for a pension at 60!”

    https://countercurrents.org/2023/02/hundreds-of-thousands-march-in-madrid-and-paris-on-healthcare-working-condition-and-pension-reform-issue/

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    alanjjohnstone
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    Not just Europe is protesting against the austerity cuts.

    Hundreds of retirees have taken to the streets of the Chinese cities of Wuhan and Dalian to protest against cuts to medical benefits.

    reforms to the country’s public health insurance system, which have reduced retirees’ monthly personal medical allowances from 260 yuan ($38) per month to 83 yuan ($12)

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/16/chinese-retirees-take-to-streets-over-plan-to-cut-health-benefits

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