Portugal - General strike against labour reform - June 30, 2026

A second general strike in six months disrupted services across the country on 2 June, halting trains, cancelling hundreds of flights and closing schools, as unions protested against the Government’s labour reform plans. The Government is likely to pass a bill proposing changes to over 100 articles of the labour code that aim to boost productivity and spur growth after talks with unions collapsed. According to umbrella union CGTP, which called the general strike, the reform would worsen workers’ conditions by entrenching precarious employment, deregulating working hours, easing dismissals and curbing strike rights and parental protections.

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