May Day: Trade union demonstration in Geneva

Swiss trade unions, together with the ILO Staff Union, held a demonstration in Geneva to mark May Day.

Press release | Genève, Suisse | 01 May 2012

Geneva, 1st May 2012 (ACTRAV INFO)-Swiss trade unions, together with the ILO Staff Union, took part in the annual demonstration in Geneva to mark May Day.

This day is dedicated to demands for improvements in workers' lives. From the Place des 22 Cantons, across the Pont du Mont Blanc and along to the Parc des Bastions, a serried crowd of demonstrators marched through the city streets in protest against the dismissals, precarious employment and austerity measures that are hitting more and more workers.

During the demonstration, the unions demanded respect for workers' rights and decent work for all.