Dock workers in several EU member states went on strike on Wendesday (11 January) against plans to liberalise port services, a week before the new law is voted on by the European Parliament.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Germany, mainly in Hamburg and Bremen, while hundreds of workers also staged protests in the Netherlands, Finland and Belgium.
The port trade unions are planning to stage mass protests on Monday (16 January) in Strasbourg where deputies will first...
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