Recently, there have been strikes in many European countries.

  On January 28, local time, tens of thousands of Portuguese public school teachers and other staff marched in the capital Lisbon, demanding higher wages and better working conditions.

According to the police, about 80,000 marchers chanted slogans that day.

  Teachers and other educators across Portugal have been taking strike action since early December 2022, with many schools closed and students unable to attend classes.

  On January 31, local time, more than one million people in France demonstrated again against the reform of the retirement system.

The French Ministry of the Interior said that night, 1.27 million people participated in demonstrations across France, including 87,000 people in Paris.

The French Federation of Trade Unions stated that more than 2.8 million people participated in demonstrations across France, including 500,000 people in Paris.

  Affected by rising energy prices and high inflation levels, many industries in the UK have recently gone on strike.

  On February 1, local time, British teachers, civil servants, railway workers, bus drivers, security personnel and other practitioners in various fields went on strike.

According to statistics from British trade unions, the total number of strikers is expected to be 500,000, which is the largest strike in the UK in more than ten years.

In England and Wales, more than 100,000 primary and secondary school teachers participated in the strike, and more than 23,000 primary and secondary schools were affected.

100,000 civil servants went on strike, causing 124 government departments in the UK to fail to function normally.

(produced by Wang Jiayi)

Responsible editor: [Li Ji]