Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Rome today. protest against social and economic policies The far-right Government of Giorgia Meloni moved in favor of the Constitution in a large demonstration in which they called for an end to job insecurity, a sustainable future and without cuts to public health and education.
The demonstration, organized by the country’s largest union, CGIL, with the slogan “Together for the Constitution is the right path” with the support of more than a hundred non-governmental organizations, brought together approximately 100 thousand people, according to the organizers. law enforcement They reduced attendance to 35,000 protesters, according to local media.
The purpose of the protest is to “unite this country around this message” fundamental rights included in the constitution should be implemented“said CGIL general secretary Maurizio Landini, assuring that it was “time to end the resignation.”
Health and quality public education
In a protesting but also festive atmosphere, participants waved colorful flags of all the secular and Catholic organizations gathered and sang songs such as Bella Ciao, demanding an increase in salaries and pensions. fight against poverty and warbetter public health and education, as well as greater environmental protection.
At 13.30 local time, two marches from different parts of the capital set out to meet an hour and a half later at the Plaza de San Juan, the symbolic stage of the period. Union and social protests in the country and where the interventions of the leaders of some of the meeting societies took place, culminating in Landini’s intervention.
“During wages and pensions are fallingProfits have never increased this much in our country. “Instead of acting with taxes, the government continues to tax salaried employees and retirees and does not fight against tax evasion, which has reached 110 million,” said the union leader.
minimum wage
Protesters repeatedly chanted the word strike, while he himself demanded a minimum wage that does not exist in Italy. “It is time to introduce a minimum hourly wage below which no worker can be paid: starvation wages of 5-6 euros per hour are unacceptable,” he said.
The main forces of the centre-left also attended the demonstration, and participants included the Democratic Party PD and opposition leader Elly Schlein, who described the day as “a day of great engagement on public health and wages”. . “We are going out to the streets with all the people” They’re tired of seeing the healthcare system compromised Due to cuts by Giorgia Meloni’s government. “We stand with everyone who wants social justice and decent wages,” he said.
The 5 Star Movement was also there, although its leader was not Giuseppe Conte. Conte nevertheless expressed support for the protest against a Government that “does budget maneuvers that do not offer any perspective of growth, that do not offer any perspective of intervention to alleviate economic difficulties.” families”.