Mobilization. In front of a crowd gathered in a street in Rotterdam, Agnes Jongerius, FNV general secretary, accused, on Saturday, Finance Minister Wouter Bos of “changing sides” on pensions. Mr. Bos, leader of the Labor Party, was still opposed to the pension reform in 2004, Mrs. Jongerius reminded. She said that him and Christian Democrat minimum for Social Affairs Piet Hein Donner were “thieves” and “gangsters.” According to a study commissioned by the FNV, 75% of Dutch people think that they will be penalized in retirement goes from 65 to 67 by 2020. All in all, the FNV’s call for a demonstration was heard by 30,000 people – 15,000 in Rotterdam. This is huge mobilization for the Netherlands.
Answering a call from the Federation of Dutch Trade Unions (FNV), 30,000 people demonstrated on November 21 in Rotterdam, Eindhoven, Assent and Deventer against retirement at 67. MPs are still waiting to hear more about the content of the government’s bill. (Ref. 091069)
Mobilization. In front of a crowd gathered in a street in Rotterdam, Agnes Jongerius, FNV general secretary, accused, on Saturday, Finance Minister Wouter Bos of “changing sides” on pensions. Mr. Bos, leader of the Labor Party,
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