Thousands of Students, Workers Protest in Italy Under Heavy Security
Tens of thousands joined a general strike over wages, education funding and higher fuel prices, while unions also opposed defense spending and Middle East wars.
- On Friday, October 30, 2026, thousands of students, workers, and pensioners staged a nationwide general strike across more than 50 Italian cities, led by the USB trade union demanding relief from soaring living costs and education cuts.
- Weeks of student-led school occupations fueled the mobilisation as protesters denounced Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's rearmament policies and demanded more education funding, claiming the government is "totally disconnected" from young people's needs.
- Demonstrations drew at least 20,000 people in Rome and around 15,000 in Genoa, where port workers protested against arms shipments; participants also rallied in Bologna, Naples, and Turin voicing frustration over economic priorities.
- Heavy police deployments occurred in Turin, where minor clashes were reported as the Interior Ministry monitored for potential infiltration; the government recently toughened laws on public gatherings, citing security concerns.
- A Milan transport strike is scheduled for November 13 and a nationwide CGIL general strike is set for November 20, as industrial unrest extends through November with unions pressing for structural economic relief.
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Student and worker demonstrations demanded better wages and public services, and opposed increased military spending.
Deseci tisuća ljudi, uglavnom studenata i radnika, u petak su izašli na ulice diljem Italije, zahtijevajući veće plaće i bolje javne usluge i prosvjedujući protiv visokih troškova života i većih izdvajanja za naoružanje. Sindikat Unione Sindacale di Base […] Objava Deseci tisuća prosvjednika diljem Italije: Za veće plaće i bolje javne usluge, protiv visokih troškova života i većih izdvajanja za naoružanje pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
Thousands Of Workers, Students Protest In Italy Over High Living Costs
The protests were the biggest in a recent wave of demonstrations inspired by those in France and Spain, led by students who have set up tent camps and occupied schools to make their demands heard.
"The workers, the working class, the homeless and the agricultural producers have mobilized against the economic crisis that this government imposes on us," said member of the national executive committee of the USB Stefano De Angelis
Thousands of Italians marched in Rome after trade unions called for a nationwide strike to protest rising living costs and oppose the use of arms spending instead of investment in health and education.
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