Portugal braces for strike over budget cuts

Name: Portugal braces for strike over budget cuts
Uploaded: 2012-07-26T22:20:13+00:00
Duration: 2 min 9 s
Channel: Al Jazeera English
Description: A general strike is expected to shut down many public services and disrupt mass transit systems in Portugal as workers protest against austerity measures linked to a 78bn euro, or $104bn, bailout.<br /><br />The recession in the country is predicted to be deeper than any other eurozone member, including Greece.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips reports from Lisbon.

Al Jazeera English

A general strike is expected to shut down many public services and disrupt mass transit systems in Portugal as workers protest against austerity measures linked to a 78bn euro, or $104bn, bailout.  The recession in the country is predicted to be deeper than any other eurozone member, including Greece.  Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips reports from Lisbon.

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