Firefighters stage rally for better pay in Ljubljana

Ljubljana, 16 February - Professional firefighters protested over low pay in Ljubljana on Thursday, voicing their dissatisfaction with the government's handling of their situation. Pointing to pay disparities and better treatment of other professionals in the public sector, they have urged the government to increase their pay by eight wage brackets.

Ljubljana
Professional firefighters stage rally for better pay.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
The firefighters' trade union presents higher pay demands to Defence Minister Marjan Šarec and Public Administration Minister Sanja Ajanović Hovnik at a rally.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Professional firefighters stage rally for better pay.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Professional firefighters stage rally for better pay.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Professional firefighters stage rally for better pay.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Professional firefighters stage rally for better pay.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Professional firefighters stage rally for better pay.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Professional firefighters stage rally for better pay.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Secretary general of the firefighters' trade union David Švarc (left) and parliamentary Speaker Urška Klakočar Zupančič at a rally demanding better pay for firefighters.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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