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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Krisztina Fenyo

Hungarians widen protests over teachers' pay as cost-of-living crisis deepens

Students takes part in a live-chain protest in support of teachers fighting for higher wages in Budapest, Hungary, November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Marton Monus

Hungarian teachers, students and parents stepped up their protest calling for higher wages and education reforms on Friday, forming a 10-km (six-mile) human chain in central Budapest, with smaller rallies held across the country.

Teachers launched their "I want to teach" movement in September, calling for civil disobedience to demand higher wages for teachers and an adequate supply in the workforce. They are also protesting against restrictions on their right to strike.

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