Protesters: "We're Fed Up with Everything Except Bread"
Ljubljana, 17 November - A sea of red filled the streets of Slovenia's capital on Saturday as thousands of protesters wearing red bibs gathered to call for higher wages and greater equality between the rich and poor in Slovenia.
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Labour Minister Marjeta Cotman also joined the rally.
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President-elect Danilo Tuerk joined the union rally.
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The protest was organised by the six trade union confederation. Head of KS 90 Boris Mazalin (left), head of Pergam Dusan Rebolj (middle) and head of ZSSS Dusan Semolic (right) leading the procession. A banner reading "We Have also Contributed to the Big Profits" can be seen in the background.
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The protest was organised by the six trade union confederation. Head of Pergam Dusan Rebolj (left) and head of ZSSS Dusan Semolic (right) leading the procession. A banner reading "We Have also Contributed to the Big Profits" can be seen in the background.
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Organisers says up to 70,000 protesters took part in the union rally, while police put the number at around 15,000.
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Protesters set off for the centre of Ljubljana.
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Organisers says up to 70,000 protesters took part in the union rally, while police put the number at around 15,000.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA
Ljubljana
Protesters set off for the centre of Ljubljana.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA
Ljubljana
Protesters set off for the centre of Ljubljana.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA
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