CGTP calls for a national march on November 8 against the labor package

The new secretary-general of the CGTP-IN, Tiago Oliveira, during the closing session of the 15th Congress of the inter-union, whose motto is "With the Workers, Organization, Unity and Struggle! Guarantee Rights, Combat Exploitation - Affirm April for a Portugal with a Future", at the Municipal Pavilion of Torre da Marinha, Seixal, February 24, 2024. ANTÓNIO COTRIM/LUSA

The CGTP has called for a national march in Lisbon on November 8 against the government's draft revision of labor legislation and is considering going ahead with a general strike "in the near future," the union's general secretary announced.

The objective is to send “a clear message to the Government” to reverse “its position regarding the labor package,” said the general secretary of the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers – National Intersindical (CGTP), Tiago Oliveira, at a press conference in Lisbon.

This initiative is part of a series of actions that the trade union will carry out to intensify the fight against the Government's draft bill, following Saturday's demonstration in Lisbon and Porto.