Trade union supporters took to the streets in front of the Bulgarian parliament building in Sofia to demand higher wages to combat surging inflation in the EU’s poorest country. In a meeting, representatives of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria and the Confederation of Labor later handed President Rumen Radev a letter calling for an increase in the nation’s minimum wage for the proposed 2023 national budget. To read the original story from RFE/RL's Bulgarian Service, click here.
Bulgarian Trade Unions Protest In Sofia To Demand Increase In Minimum Wage
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