Workers Entitled to Early Retirement Stage Protest

Ljubljana, 31 August - Around 1,000 police officers, soldiers, miners, customs officials and other workers who are entitled to early retirement due to the nature of their work, staged a protest in front of the Labour Ministry on Tuesday, threatening with a strike in case their situation is not addressed in the planned pension reform.

Ljubljana
Police officers and other workers entitled to early retirement stage protest against pension reform that fails to provide funding for their retirement.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Police officers and other workers entitled to early retirement stage protest against pension reform that fails to provide funding for their retirement.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Police officers and other workers entitled to early retirement stage protest against pension reform that fails to provide funding for their retirement.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Police officers and other workers entitled to early retirement stage protest against pension reform that fails to provide funding for their retirement.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Labour Minister Ivan Svetlik after receiving police officers and other workers entitled to early retirement, who protested against pension reform that fails to provide funding for their retirement.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Police officers and other workers entitled to early retirement stage protest against pension reform that fails to provide funding for their retirement.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Labour Minister Ivan Svetlik receives police officers and other workers entitled to early retirement, who protested against pension reform that fails to provide funding for their retirement.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Labour Minister Ivan Svetlik (second from left) receives police officers and other workers entitled to early retirement, who protested against pension reform that fails to provide funding for their retirement.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Labour Minister Ivan Svetlik receives police officers and other workers entitled to early retirement, who protested against pension reform that fails to provide funding for their retirement.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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