Protest vakbonden tegen te hoge woonlasten

Enkele duizenden vakbondsleden hebben vanochtend geprotesteerd bij het parlementsgebouw tegen de recente verhogingen van de energietarieven, veroorzaakt door het schrappen van de overheidssubsidies. Inmiddels heeft premier Volodimir Hrojsman een gesprek gehad met de leiders van de Federatie van Vakbonden. Volgens Hrojsman's woordvoerder zou een akkoord zijn bereikt, maar hij maakte geen details bekend.

Bron: Unian

Protests against increase of utility tariffs: Groysman, protesters "find common language" Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman and the leadership of the Federation of Trade Unions have "found a common language" during the meeting, Press Secretary of the Prime Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Stoliarchuk wrote on Twitter. Kyiv 13:24, 06 July 2016 2 READ LATER 0 0 0 0 0 REUTERS REUTERS "There was a productive meeting between Volodymyr Groysman and the leadership of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine. They found a common language," he tweeted. Earlier on Wednesday, the all-Ukrainian protest of trade unions against the increase of utility tariffs began outside the Cabinet of Ministers and the Verkhovna Rada. Several thousand people are taking part in the rally. Later, a spokesman for the prime minister said that Groysman had a meeting with representatives of trade unions, who demanded to lower utility tariffs.

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