DGB is calling for nationwide rallies for a strong welfare state

According to the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), around 175,000 people demonstrated for a strong welfare state and against cuts at nationwide rallies. Under the motto »Hard earned! Your work. Your health. Your pension.” People took to the streets in 15 major cities. In Essen, DGB boss Yasmin Fahimi criticized, among other things, planned changes to working hours and pensions and warned of cuts in social insurance.

According to police, the largest rallies were in Nuremberg with 20,000 to 25,000 participants, Stuttgart with 16,000, Frankfurt am Main with 15,000 and Hanover with around 13,000. 12,000 people took part in Essen and 5,500 in Berlin. Thousands also came together in Hamburg, Kiel, Rostock, Magdeburg, Leipzig, Erfurt and Saarbrücken.

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