Teachers take to streets all around country to demand higher pay

Ljubljana, 14 March - Teachers who went on strike for the second time in a month on Wednesday mounted protests around the country to demand fair pay for their work. The head of the teachers' trade union SVIZ Branimir Štrukelj said that more than 90% of public kindergartens and schools had joined the strike.

Ljubljana Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Striking teachers mount a rally to demand higher pay.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Branimir Štrukelj, the head of the teacher's trade union SVIZ, addresses protest rally of striking teachers demanding higher pay. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Branimir Štrukelj, the head of the teacher's trade union SVIZ, addresses protest rally of striking teachers demanding higher pay.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Teachers mount second strike in a month to demand higher pay. Photo: Tadeja Vrtovec/STA

Ljubljana
Teachers mount second strike in a month to demand higher pay.
Photo: Tadeja Vrtovec/STA

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