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Fast-food workers plan global day of protest in efforts for better wages

Fast-food restaurant employees are to hold a global day of protest and strike action next week in a push for better pay and conditions, officials said in New York on Wednesday.

Convened for the first time under the banner of an international trade union, the fast-food workers agreed to launch their movement on May 15 with strikes in 150 U.S. cities and protests in 33 countries.

“Workers from dozens of countries on six continents announced they were joining the growing movement for higher pay and rights on the job at restaurants like McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and KFC,” organizers said in a statement.

A crowd of 70 international demonstrators gathered outside a McDonald’s in Manhattan for the announcement.

(Source: Chinapost.com.tw)