Workers protest to demand higher wages amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Lisbon, Portugal, September 26, 2020. REUTERS/Catarina Demony
LISBON (Reuters) - Thousands of workers gathered in cities and towns across Portugal on Saturday demanding higher wages and more government action to protect jobs threatened by the coronavirus pandemic.
During the peaceful protests, organised by Portugal's biggest umbrella union, the CGTP, workers wearing masks and keeping a safe distance urged the country's Socialist government to raise the national minimum wage to 850 euros from the current 635 euros, the lowest in western Europe.
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