But if we earn 2000 guilders a month, the government takes 1200 guilders from us, and leaves us only 800 guilders to sustain our family and ourselves. For many years we have been paying for health insurance, child-support and unemployment benefit and so on. On top of this the government is increasing pressure on our employers to fire us. The Parliament refuses to act For more than one and half year we have been campaigning and protesting against this inhuman policy. We have held many marches and rallies in front of the Parliament and the Ministry of Justice.
Many organizations support our demands.
But every time the Parliament and the secretary of state our pointing to one another to come up with a solution. Hungerstrike to live In stead of giving us our legitimate rights, the government keeps on attacking our livelihoods. All people wish to live in health and happiness, together with their families. But the government leaves us no other choice than to start this hunger strike. It's paradoxical that, in order for us to gain a dignified existence, we are forced to put our lives in jeopardy.