Members of the largest union gathered in the 81 provinces to denounce proposed changes to severance pay laws, threatening a general strike if the measures are introduced in parliament. Though the draft bill has yet to be made public, the government has outlined measures in recent weeks for a Supplementary Pension System (TES) that would cut severance pay rights for workers under 25 years of age and over 50.
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