Article 6FTEX Iceland’s first full-day women’s strike in 48 years aims to close pay gap – Europe live

Iceland’s first full-day women’s strike in 48 years aims to close pay gap – Europe live

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Lili Bayer in Brussels
from World news | The Guardian on (#6FTEX)

Tens of thousands of women and non-binary people across Iceland, including prime minister, stopped work

Dozens of women joined an extremely brisk walk around Tjornin lake in Reykjavik to kick off a day of action.

I met pre-school teachers, students, municipal workers, activists and women who took part in the first strike of 1975.

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