Portugal's parliament rejects labour reform 

Portugal's parliament rejected the centre-right government's labour reform, blocked by a coalition of the far-right Chega and centre-left Socialist Party, amidst union opposition.

Portugal's parliament rejects labour reform 
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Portugal's ‌parliament rejected the centre-right minority government's labour reform on Friday, with ‌the far-right Chega and ‌the centre-left Socialist Party joining forces to block it. The government ⁠had ​proposed ⁠changes to more than 100 ⁠articles of the labour code aimed ​at boosting productivity and ⁠economic growth, but unions argue the ⁠overhaul ​favours employers at the expense of workers' rights ⁠and have staged two general ⁠strikes in ⁠the past six months.

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