by In Trieste
After the police on Monday morning used water cannon and tear gas against hundreds of protesters who refused to leave to clear a sit-in at Trieste port by dockers protesting over mandatory Green Pass certificate, the protests moved to Piazza Unità.
The Trieste sit-in is the most prominent among the sporadic protests in recent days against the Green Pass – a certificate proving the holder has been vaccinated, tested negative or recovered from covid-19 – which on Friday became mandatory for all workers in Italy.
The Trieste port president Zeno D’Agostino said on Saturday night: “Enough of this circus,” warning: “This situation can no longer be tolerated, I need a port that works.”
The protest continued all day Sunday with Trieste port workers vowing to block ‘all of Italy’ on 30 October if the Italian government does not withdraw the health certificate obligation for workers.
The protest are happening in Piazza Unità as the city of Trieste’s about to elect its new mayor.
