Social Partners Resume Dialogue on Pension Reform

Ljubljana, 27 October - The government toned down its pension reform proposal at a meeting of social partners on Wednesday that effectively restarted social dialogue on the matter, but it has failed to soften the opposition of unions, which insists on a lower-than-proposed retirement age.

Ljubljana
The Economic and Social Council restarts social dialogue on pension reform, but the latest government offer fails to convince the unions.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (pictured) calls a meeting of the Economic and Social Council to restart social dialogue on pension reform, but the latest government offer fails to convince the unions.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

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