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Public Service Strike Disrupts Schools, Hospitals, And Waste Collection Across Portugal

A public garbage dumping site is full due to a nationwide strike in Lisbon, Portugal, on October 24, 2025. The protest, organized by several unions, disrupts schools, hospitals, and municipal waste collection across the country as workers demand higher wages and improved working conditions. The strike underscores growing tensions in Portugal's public sector amid inflation and cost-of-living pressures. (Photo by Luis Boza/NurPhoto)

No People Demonstration Lisbon Luis Boza Nurphoto Portugal Protest cost of living education healthcare hospitals nationwide strike public sector public service strike teachers unions wages waste collection workers working conditions October 24 2025 public garbage dumping site schools municipal waste collection higher wages improved working conditions public sector tensions inflation cost-of-living pressures disruption garbage waste management labor strike employee demands economic pressure social unrest wage increase Portugal strike nationwide disruption public services labor unions economic challenges.