Cultural mediators working for the Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo (AIMA) have announced a strike for Monday to protest their working conditions. The workers are demanding integration into the agency's permanent staff, salary parity, and formal recognition of their roles. They argue that without their mediation services, the agency cannot effectively process the needs of the immigrant community.
Update: Mediators protest at Government headquarters
Striking cultural mediators gathered at the Government headquarters today to press their demands for integration into AIMA's permanent staff. The protest coincides with the start of their industrial action, showing ongoing labor disputes within the agency responsible for immigrant integration.
