Slovenia rejects pension reform in referendum
Our sister organisation in Slovenia, the ZSSS (the Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia), has won a major victory over plans to raise the state retirement age to 65. They and other unions in Slovenia secured a referendum vote to challenge the decision made by the Slovenian Parliament in December, and it was held on Sunday.
Overall, 71.18% of those voting rejected the pension reform, and although the turnout was only 40%, it puts the Government under substantial pressure to change course.