Sozialprotest: Zehntausende demonstrieren für den Sozialstaat
Die Gewerkschaften haben aufgerufen - und Zehntausende sind gekommen. In zahlreichen deutschen Großstädten gab es Demonstrationszüge.
On October 21, 2023, tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Germany in solidarity with the labor movement's campaign for a robust social welfare system and democracy. Police estimates ranged from 20,000 to 25,000 participants in Nuremberg, 12,000 in Essen, 15,000 in Frankfurt am Main, 13,000 in Hannover, and 5,500 in Berlin.
The German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) organizers cited slightly higher figures in some locations. The rallies, under the banner "Hard earned! Your work. Your health. Your pension," took place in various cities nationwide.
DGB President Yasmin Fahimi addressed the Essen protest and announced another planned action against social erosion. "We won't allow them to take away the social standards we've built over years," Fahimi declared. She strongly opposed calls for longer working hours and weakening the eight-hour workday. Fahimi also warned against the reduction of retirement benefits to those who have worked for 45 years.
Verdi leader Frank Werneke criticized the governing coalition, accusing them of launching an "attack on the rights of dependent employees and the social state." He called for an end to the "class struggle from above" in Frankfurt.
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