Demonstrationen: DGB-Chefin ruft Regierung nach Protesten zu Kurskorrektur auf
175.000 Menschen haben sich laut Gewerkschaftsbund bundesweit zu Protesten gegen Sozialkürzungen versammelt. DGB-Chefin Fahimi sieht nun die Bundesregierung gefordert.
Berlin: Following nationwide protests against cuts to social benefits, DGB President Yasmin Fahimi has called on the federal government to take consequences. "The federal government must take this signal seriously. We expect it to make a timely course correction and seriously discuss our concrete proposals," Fahimi told Deutsche Presse-Agentur in Berlin.
On Saturday, according to DGB, 175,000 people demonstrated across Germany in support of a strong social state and against cuts. Police reports indicated that between 20,000 and 25,000 people marched in Nuremberg, 16,000 in Stuttgart, 15,000 in Frankfurt am Main, 13,000 in Hannover, and 12,000 in Essen. Collectively, DGB organized protest marches and gatherings in 15 cities.
Fahimi believes the demonstrations clearly showed that workers expected protection of social security and worker rights. "Social cuts and dismantling of labor rights are not a means of active economic policy," said Fahimi. Fahimi demanded "a convincing agenda to protect and strengthen our EU single market" and announced constructive accompaniment. More: DGB President Fahimi's pension warnings are misleading.
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