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Tue 04 Apr 2008Workers picket EU summit over jobs
EUROPEAN DIARY:THEY TRAVELLED in their thousands from all across Europe to Slovenia's picturesque capital Ljubljana to protest against low pay, corporate greed and rising prices.
Old men with their best working days behind them clutched banners declaring that "Decent work + Decent wages = Decent Living" while the younger generation of trade unionists blew hard on whistles and shouted slogans arguing for sanctions to be imposed on tax havens.
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