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TEACHERS IN BULGARIA TO BUILD TENT CAMP IN FRONT OF PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

Fri, Sep 28 2007 17:46 CET 471 Views

The effective strike of the teachers in Bulgaria continues for the fifth day on September 28 2007.

The strike committee organised a tent camp starting October 1 just in front of the offices of the President Georgi Purvanov, Focus news agency reported.

The protesters would collect signatures supporting their demands for higher salaries.

Everyday protest rallies would take place between 4.30pm and 7pm.

According to Focus, more than 90 per cent of the schools and kindergartens in cities like Plovdiv, Bourgas, Shoumen and Kazanluk went on strike.

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