00:00Thousands of union members protested again in front of the government building in Bucharest
00:06and then marched to the parliament.
00:09They are dissatisfied with the austerity measures and demand, among other things,
00:13an increase in the minimum wage as well as a reform regarding labour taxation.
00:23With flags, banners and drums, approximately 2,000 union members
00:27from the health, transport and communication sectors
00:30voiced their discontent, most of it related to wages.
00:42The protesters demonstrated in front of the government building for about two hours.
00:47They then marched to the parliament palace.
00:50Officially, representatives of the National Trade Union bloc
00:53sent to the government leaders a long list of demands,
00:56including labour tax reform and measures to combat tax evasion.
01:01After the protest, union officials announced
01:03that they had received invitations to talks from the governing parties.
01:07The Nationalchte
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