Thousands to protest in Brussels

Brussels - Tens of thousands of workers and anti-capitalist activists demanding more jobs and greater economic equality plan …

Brussels - Tens of thousands of workers and anti-capitalist activists demanding more jobs and greater economic equality plan to protest in Brussels, where EU leaders will meet on Friday and Saturday.

With the bankruptcy of Belgian national airline Sabena fresh in workers' minds and a stream of job cuts in other troubled industries, employment will be a key rallying cry when trade unionists stage the biggest expected march today.

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