Pascal Coffey

Thousands of workers gather in Portugal demanding higher wages and more government action to protect jobs threatened by coronavirus pandemic. During the peaceful protests, workers wearing masks urged the country’s Socialist government to raise the national minimum wage to 850 euros from the current 635 euros. Unemployment in Portugal rose above 400,000 in August, according to the latest data, and is up more than a third on the same period last year.

Thousands of workers gathered in cities and towns across Portugal on Saturday demanding higher wages and more government action to…