Portugal: Workers plans to go ahead with general 24-hour protest due to Government’s tough measures

The leader of the General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP), the Portuguese largest trade union confederation, said Monday the organization intents to go ahead with the general 24-hour strike scheduled for Thursday, March 22.Workers will protest the government’s tough austerity measures imposed by the troika of European Commission, European Central Bank (ECB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). Read article