"Pensioners Protested"

#12843619

9 October 2025

The Government Retirees Alliance Collective from 2020 to 2024 stages a silent protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on October 8, 2025. Government retirees in Sri Lanka who leave public service between 2020 and 2024 protest pension disparities, claiming their benefits are unfairly reduced due to lower basic pay during a period marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and the country's worst economic crisis in decades. With severe inflation, currency devaluation, and austerity measures, their pension rates are calculated on depressed salary levels. The situation worsens when the 2025 budget increases public sector salaries by 70-80%, leaving this cohort at a significant disadvantage compared to others. These pensioners argue that their retirement benefits do not reflect the current economic adjustments and demand fair compensation.

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#12843620

9 October 2025

The Government Retirees Alliance Collective from 2020 to 2024 stages a silent protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on October 8, 2025. Government retirees in Sri Lanka who leave public service between 2020 and 2024 protest pension disparities, claiming their benefits are unfairly reduced due to lower basic pay during a period marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and the country's worst economic crisis in decades. With severe inflation, currency devaluation, and austerity measures, their pension rates are calculated on depressed salary levels. The situation worsens when the 2025 budget increases public sector salaries by 70-80%, leaving this cohort at a significant disadvantage compared to others. These pensioners argue that their retirement benefits do not reflect the current economic adjustments and demand fair compensation.

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#12802970

27 September 2025

On September 27, 2025, over 30,000 lawyers, court clerks, architects, and engineers demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, demanding a ''1x1 transition'' to the public pension system (RETA). They denounce minimum pensions of just EUR300 and transition conditions they consider discriminatory. The associations call for an urgent and fair reform, with no cost to the state, and a full transfer of mutual fund assets into the public contributory system.

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#12802972

27 September 2025

On September 27, 2025, over 30,000 lawyers, court clerks, architects, and engineers demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, demanding a ''1x1 transition'' to the public pension system (RETA). They denounce minimum pensions of just EUR300 and transition conditions they consider discriminatory. The associations call for an urgent and fair reform, with no cost to the state, and a full transfer of mutual fund assets into the public contributory system.

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#12802975

27 September 2025

On September 27, 2025, over 30,000 lawyers, court clerks, architects, and engineers demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, demanding a ''1x1 transition'' to the public pension system (RETA). They denounce minimum pensions of just EUR300 and transition conditions they consider discriminatory. The associations call for an urgent and fair reform, with no cost to the state, and a full transfer of mutual fund assets into the public contributory system.

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#12802976

27 September 2025

On September 27, 2025, over 30,000 lawyers, court clerks, architects, and engineers demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, demanding a ''1x1 transition'' to the public pension system (RETA). They denounce minimum pensions of just EUR300 and transition conditions they consider discriminatory. The associations call for an urgent and fair reform, with no cost to the state, and a full transfer of mutual fund assets into the public contributory system.

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#12802979

27 September 2025

On September 27, 2025, over 30,000 lawyers, court clerks, architects, and engineers demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, demanding a ''1x1 transition'' to the public pension system (RETA). They denounce minimum pensions of just EUR300 and transition conditions they consider discriminatory. The associations call for an urgent and fair reform, with no cost to the state, and a full transfer of mutual fund assets into the public contributory system.

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#12802981

27 September 2025

On September 27, 2025, over 30,000 lawyers, court clerks, architects, and engineers demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, demanding a ''1x1 transition'' to the public pension system (RETA). They denounce minimum pensions of just EUR300 and transition conditions they consider discriminatory. The associations call for an urgent and fair reform, with no cost to the state, and a full transfer of mutual fund assets into the public contributory system.

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#12802984

27 September 2025

On September 27, 2025, over 30,000 lawyers, court clerks, architects, and engineers demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, demanding a ''1x1 transition'' to the public pension system (RETA). They denounce minimum pensions of just EUR300 and transition conditions they consider discriminatory. The associations call for an urgent and fair reform, with no cost to the state, and a full transfer of mutual fund assets into the public contributory system.

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#12802986

27 September 2025

On September 27, 2025, over 30,000 lawyers, court clerks, architects, and engineers demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, demanding a ''1x1 transition'' to the public pension system (RETA). They denounce minimum pensions of just EUR300 and transition conditions they consider discriminatory. The associations call for an urgent and fair reform, with no cost to the state, and a full transfer of mutual fund assets into the public contributory system.

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#12802987

27 September 2025

On September 27, 2025, over 30,000 lawyers, court clerks, architects, and engineers demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, demanding a ''1x1 transition'' to the public pension system (RETA). They denounce minimum pensions of just EUR300 and transition conditions they consider discriminatory. The associations call for an urgent and fair reform, with no cost to the state, and a full transfer of mutual fund assets into the public contributory system.

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#12802989

27 September 2025

On September 27, 2025, over 30,000 lawyers, court clerks, architects, and engineers demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, demanding a ''1x1 transition'' to the public pension system (RETA). They denounce minimum pensions of just EUR300 and transition conditions they consider discriminatory. The associations call for an urgent and fair reform, with no cost to the state, and a full transfer of mutual fund assets into the public contributory system.

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#12802992

27 September 2025

On September 27, 2025, over 30,000 lawyers, court clerks, architects, and engineers demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, demanding a ''1x1 transition'' to the public pension system (RETA). They denounce minimum pensions of just EUR300 and transition conditions they consider discriminatory. The associations call for an urgent and fair reform, with no cost to the state, and a full transfer of mutual fund assets into the public contributory system.

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#12802994

27 September 2025

On September 27, 2025, over 30,000 lawyers, court clerks, architects, and engineers demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, demanding a ''1x1 transition'' to the public pension system (RETA). They denounce minimum pensions of just EUR300 and transition conditions they consider discriminatory. The associations call for an urgent and fair reform, with no cost to the state, and a full transfer of mutual fund assets into the public contributory system.

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#12802996

27 September 2025

On September 27, 2025, over 30,000 lawyers, court clerks, architects, and engineers demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, demanding a ''1x1 transition'' to the public pension system (RETA). They denounce minimum pensions of just EUR300 and transition conditions they consider discriminatory. The associations call for an urgent and fair reform, with no cost to the state, and a full transfer of mutual fund assets into the public contributory system.

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#12802998

27 September 2025

On September 27, 2025, over 30,000 lawyers, court clerks, architects, and engineers demonstrate in Madrid, Spain, demanding a ''1x1 transition'' to the public pension system (RETA). They denounce minimum pensions of just EUR300 and transition conditions they consider discriminatory. The associations call for an urgent and fair reform, with no cost to the state, and a full transfer of mutual fund assets into the public contributory system.

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