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Italy hit by 24-hour general strike

Saturday, 22 October 2016 1:18 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 22 October 2016 1:20 AM ]

People wait at a bus station during a nationwide general strike of public workers, started over the transportation industry by Italian trade union USB (Unione Sindacale di Base), in central Rome on October 21, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Max Civili
Press TV, Rome

Workers and activists across Italy have gone on a 24-hour general strike against the government’s economic and social policies. They have called on Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s government to protect employment, labor and social welfare rights. Max Civilli reports from Rome.

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