More than Half of Public Sector on Strike against Broad Cuts

Ljubljana, 18 April - Slovenia was hit by the biggest public sector strike since independence on Wednesday as an estimated 100,000 public employees joined an industrial action in protest against austerity measures proposed by the government.

Ljubljana
Protesters gather outside the government headquarters.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather outside the government headquarters.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather outside the government headquarters.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather outside the government headquarters.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather outside the government headquarters.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather outside the government headquarters.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather outside the government headquarters.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather outside the government headquarters.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather outside the government headquarters.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather outside the government headquarters.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather outside the government headquarters.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters gather outside the government headquarters.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

The rest of this news item is available to subscribers.
The news item consists of 3.197 characters (without spaces) or 632 words words.

Buy the news item. Price: 2 tokens; on account: 0 tokens.

ep/pc
© STA, 2012