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Mass protests against austerity measures in Switzerland http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_03_17/Mass-protests-against-austerity-measures-in-Switzerland/ …


About 20 thousand teachers, medical workers, police staff and workers of other public services took to the streets of the Swiss capital, Bern, on Saturday, to protest against austerity measures implemented by the authorities, and to demand higher wages.

The Government of the Swiss canton has virtually revoked its past practice of regular automatic public sector wage hikes, besides slashing government spending on education and healthcare by almost 45 million euros.

The current protest rally in the Swiss capital was the largest in the past ten years.

Voice of Russia, RIA

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