Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Riot Cops Fire Stun Grenades, Rubber Bullets at World Cup Workers
Riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up the World Cup’s first episode of crowd unrest – by stadium staff.
Officers wearing helmets charged at least 400 stewards protesting about low wages.
The clashes came after workers refused to leave the ground at the seaside resort of Durban last night, following Germany’s 4-0 win over Australia, claiming they had been underpaid.'
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Well, I think it's only natural that people would protest if they had been underpaid anywhere in the world, promised one contractual amount and then get paid a considerably smaller amount than agreed. Any rational person would be cross I would think.
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