Brussels, 07/04/2008
More than 50 trade union organisations from some 30 countries took to the streets of Ljubljana in Slovenia, proving that stagnating wages and purchasing power is a common problem hitting workers across Europe. A trade union delegation earlier met Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša to present the demonstrators' demands.
This Euro-demonstration is the first of its kind to be organised in one of the newer Member States of the EU. The strong support of the ETUC's Slovenian affiliate organisation the ZSSS (Slovenian Association of Free Trade Unions), made a major contribution to the success of the event.
The demonstration concluded with speeches from the large number of European trade union leaders who took part.