(31 Jan 1997) T/I: 11:16:40 GS: 10:01:05
Lawyers and striking teachers on Friday (31/1) took to the streets of Belgrade to protest against the Serbian government of President Slobodan Milosevic.
Widening the protest to strike action, thousands of teachers called for the resignation of the education minister, payment of salaries as much as three months overdue and a rise in their pay.
Belgrade's striking lawyers joined the daily demonstration by university
students. The laywers are angry with the courts and the Justice Ministry for upholding Milosevic's annulment of the opposition Together coalition's victories in November's municipal elections.
SHOWS:
BELGRADE, SERBIA 31/1
0.00 WS Lawyers demonstrating outside ministry of Justice
0.05 MS lawyers marching
0.13 WS Lawyers marching
0.16 WS lawyers demonstrating
0.20 WS teachers demonstrating
0.25 MS teachers demonstrating
0.33 Olga Blaguyevich, Belgrade Teacher SOT in English: "We have not been paid regularly for years, but now we can't survive. This is now a matter of existence. Everybody asks us and tells us that we do not care about the pupils, but who cares about OUR children? we are also parents."
0.54 UPSOT drummers leading student protest
0.58 MS students marching
1.08 Vision ends.
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