A nationwide strike brought large portions of the public sector to a standstill. According to the trade unions, more than three million workers participated in the strike. The public sector union federations that called the strike cover public administration employees, civil servants, education and health care workers, though hospital employees remained on the job. The strike was called by unions to demand the renewal of the civil servants’ collective contract, which expired late in 2018, and call for a large-scale recruitment drive and improved workplace safety.
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