industries: Joining the students in over 100 Australian cities and towns will be hundreds of wharfies who will walk off the job in the first known instance of workers taking industrial action to attend the climate rallies, according to Nine News Australia. Thousands of workers from other industries are also expected to take part, with over 2,000 businesses encouraging employees to use flexible hours and other initiatives to attend the protest. To improve your experience update it here News National Hundreds of thousands of students across the country set to walk out of school By Bella Peacock5 49am Sep 20, of thousands of school students across Australia are expected to walk out of class today to attend the Global Climate Strikes. Protesters during May's climate march. They are calling for the government to help workers in fossil fuel-related industries transition to other jobs. AAP Recognising that Australia's economy is heavily reliant on fossil fuels, the school strikers recently added a 'just transition' to their list of demands.
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