ITALY PARALYZED BY GENERAL STRIKE NATIONWIDE ITALY PARALYZED BY GENERAL STRIKE NATIONWIDE

Friday, November 14, 2014

Traffic in 25 major cities of Italy was paralyzed completely "black Friday" when thousands of people took to the streets across the country to protest against labor reforms of the Italian street phu.Cac spill protesters flooded the last working day of the week.

General strike was organized under the call of the largest labor unions throughout the country and has attracted the participation of the working class in society.

Hundreds of thousands of people, including the transport sector workers, craftsmen, teachers and students ... simultaneously to the streets of the city of Rome, Milan, Turin, Padua, Genoa, Florence, Bologna, Naples, Caserta, Bari Palermo ... to oppose plans to reform the labor and economic policies of the government.

 The protests and strikes led traffic in the city center more congestion.

 
22 flights were delayed at Fiumicino international airport by the airline staff leave.

Even at some points of conflict between police and protesters.

 In the capital of Rome, some extremists threw eggs, stones and fireworks at the headquarter of the Ministry of economy, the German Embassy and a number of other agencies. Its headquarters was also attacked by Acea earlier implementation of policies of privatization and reduce labor.

 In Milan, the second largest city of Italy, at least five people were injured when police dispersed a large-scale marches of protesters.

Meanwhile, in Naples, the beltway congestion due to tens of thousands of people spilled into the street, blocking the cars in the city.

In Bologna, Genoa and Padua, clashes broke out between police and protesters.

According to the Italian press, this is only the first phase in a major protest campaign on a national scale by the unions against the government's reforms, particularly labor reforms and budget bill 2015 be submitted to the National Assembly early next month.

Labor reform bill, with the provision that allows businesses could lay off workers, is a major cause of serious conflict between the Italian government today with the union as well as the smaller left-wing parties .

The union said it would continue to fight to protect the rights of workers and forcing the government to cancel the amended Article 18 of the Employment Act (Jobs Act).

"CGIL will continue to organize protests and a general strike across the country in the future," the union leader Susanna CAMUSSO statement.

Under the plan, the bill will be submitted to Parliament for approval early next month. This bill is the European Union (EU) and economic organizations - financial prized for enabling businesses can hire new workers and attract more foreign investment in Italy in time economy is declining.