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Portuguese trade unions welcome public holiday restored by Socialist gov't

Xinhua, May 26, 2016 Adjust font size:

Portugal's largest trade union CGTP on Wednesday said the country's fight against "right-wing policies" bore fruit, with the Socialist government restoring the Corpus Christi public holiday on May 26 which had been cut during the country's austerity drive.

"Once again it has been proven that the struggle was not in vain and tomorrow, May 26, workers will recover the first of four public holidays which were taken away," reads the note by CGTP, published on its official website.

Four public holidays were cut by the center-right government led by Pedro Passos Coelho during the 78 billion euros (87 billion U.S. dollars) bailout program the country signed in 2011.

The Socialist party, which took power in November, 2015, has restored all four public holidays in Portugal. Endit