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Nationwide strikes and protests in Italy against government and living costs

Nationwide · pinned on Turin, Italy · Oct 30, 2026

Is it still on?

NOIt was a one-day action on Oct 30.

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Why they are protesting
Protesters expressed anger over rising living costs, low wages, poor public services, and high military spending.
What they want
Participants demanded higher wages, improved public healthcare and education, and an end to arms shipments through ports.
What changed
Oct 30: Mass demonstrations and strikes took place across multiple Italian cities, involving clashes and police water cannons in Turin.
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What protesters want

  • Higher wages
  • Better public services including healthcare and education
  • Relief from rising living costs
  • Opposition to increased military spending
  • Halt to the use of ports for arms shipments

Organised by: Unione Sindacale di Base (USB)

What authorities say

The Interior Ministry stated that preventative arrests were made ahead of the marches to quell violence. Transport Minister Matteo Salvini threatened the transport sector with sanctions, and police in Turin used water cannons against demonstrators.12

The full story

Tens of thousands of students and workers took to the streets across more than 40 cities in Italy during a nationwide general strike called by the grassroots union Unione Sindacale di Base (USB). In Turin, farmers dumped manure on streets, and police deployed water cannons against students and left-wing activists approaching security cordons around the prefecture building. Demonstrators vented their anger against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government, protesting soaring living costs, low wages, poor public services, and increased military spending. The Interior Ministry stated that preventative arrests were made ahead of the marches, though clashes with police still occurred in some locations.

Timeline

  1. Mass demonstrations and a general strike spearheaded by the USB took place across more than 40 cities in Italy.12

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