CBC News Video: Overtime Law Sparks Protests In Hungary

  • 18 Dec 2018 9:08 AM
CBC News Video: Overtime Law Sparks Protests In Hungary
Police used tear gas against 10,000 pro-democracy protesters in Budapest demonstrating against controversial changes to Hungary's labour laws.


 

MTI Photo: Ujvári Sándor

Source: CBC News

 

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