Around 8,000 judges and prosecutors are demanding better pay and will go on strike until their demands are met. Five professional associations of judges and prosecutors announced that they would go on strike from 16 May. Professional Associations have joined forces to put pressure on the government to negotiate a pay deal. The threat of more strikes comes after lawyers and civil servants protested for higher salaries and had their demands met earlier this year.
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