A wide range of sectors - from transport to education, to health and public services - will be hit by the general strike called for Wednesday, 3 June, in Portugal. The walkout was announced on 1 May, Labour Day, by the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP), and is expected to cause major disruption across the country.
The initiative is a protest against the proposed overhaul of labour legislation, also known as “Trabalho XXI”. Put forward by the PSD/CDS-PP government, it aims to bring more than 100 changes to the Labour Code.
