Around 200,000 People Participate in Trade Union Demonstration in Rome

About 200 thousand people take part in nationwide demonstrations to protest against government’s economic policies, Silvio Berlusconi, which was organized on Saturday in Rome, the country’s largest union – Italian General Confederation of Labor (CGIL), the correspondent of RIA Novosti.

Early in the morning to the capital from all over the peninsula on the buses arrived around 110,000 people, 10,000 more arrived in the Eternal City on special trains.

Demonstrators organized by two huge pillars that from different sides went into the center of Rome and day unite on the famous Piazza San Giovanni, where the rally will take place, and then a concert.

Under the main slogan “The future belongs to youth and work” is now on the streets of Rome are the representatives of many industries experiencing an acute crisis, the unemployed, workers in public health and public education.

Active part in demonstrations take Lyceum students and students who throughout the week to 50 cities in Italy have been protesting against the government reform the national education system and universities. During these demonstrations, students who are actively supporting the teachers and professors, have taken control of many schools and conducted several demonstration actions, temporarily occupying the Colosseum, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and tried to get into the Senate of the Parliament.

Demonstration of the CGIL is directed against the economic policy of the Berlusconi government, as clearly evidenced by many sharp slogans and banners. At one of these prime minister’s resignation is now required of the opposition and even some allies in the ruling coalition, gives a kick all the peninsula, is depicted in the traditional form of “boot”.

About participation in the final rally announced, many prominent politicians, including leaders of major opposition force – the Democratic Party of Italy – Pierluigi Bersani (Pierluigi Bersani). The rally was held as a political debut of the new Secretary General of the CGIL Kamusso Susanna (Susanna Camusso), which in early November was elected to the presidency of the union, which brings together about six million people.

“I think after a demonstration of our government will provide answers to questions that we pose, and, above all, to initiate policies to overcome the crisis, which so far has not been done,” – said Kamusso reporters before the rally. She stressed that does not exclude the possibility of declaring the CGIL general strike in Italy.

Law enforcement authorities in Italy have taken enhanced measures to protect public order in Rome in connection with thousands of manifestation. The main concerns related to law enforcement officers with the ability to penetrate the ranks of the demonstrators, representatives of youth groups who want to provoke clashes with the police.