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Marchers on a tree-lined Lisbon avenue at a CGTP union demonstration, carrying union flags and a banner reading Reforcar a Unidade, with one man raising a clenched fist.

Portugal's Largest Union Confederation Wants a 1,100 Euro Minimum Wage on 1 January 2027, Eighty Euros Above Where the Signed Accord Ends in 2028

The CGTP National Council met on Friday and set the number, alongside a general pay rise of at least 15 percent and a national demonstration in Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra on Saturday 17 October. The mainland minimum wage today is 920 euros.

The Portugal Brief 12 Sep 2026

Portuguese police union members marching in Lisbon with ASPP flags overhead and a banner reading 25 Abril Sempre and Uma Policia Democratica ao Servico do Cidadao.

Portugal's Police Open Two Fronts on Pay in a Single Afternoon: Protests in Four Cities From 22 September, and a One-Week Deadline for the Interior Minister

The ASPP set a six-week programme of petitions and demonstrations, with Porto on 24 September, Leiria on 1 October, Lisbon on 8 October and Faro on 14 October. Separately, seven GNR and PSP bodies that never signed the 2024 risk-supplement deal gave Luis Neves one week to meet them.

The Portugal Brief 10 Sep 2026

CGTP Buses Algarve Workers Into Lisbon for the 13:30 São Bento Rally Against Trabalho XXI — 100+ Código do Trabalho Articles Ease Dismissals, Widen Subcontracting and Harden the Strike Minimum-Service Frame Ahead of Friday's Vote

CGTP Buses Algarve Workers Into Lisbon for the 13:30 São Bento Rally Against Trabalho XXI — 100+ Código do Trabalho Articles Ease Dismissals, Widen Subcontracting and Harden the Strike Minimum-Service Frame Ahead of Friday's Vote

Algarve, Alentejo and Norte locals are busing into Lisbon for CGTP's 13:30 rally outside the Assembleia da República, the last public push before Friday's parliamentary vote on Trabalho XXI — a 100-plus-article rewrite of the Código do Trabalho.

The Portugal Brief 18 Jun 2026

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