Under the slogan "Shoulder to shoulder, students and workers," they gathered for a protest on Republic Square in Belgrade.
Workers, students and other citizens came in columns from several locations in the city, after meeting at the buildings of state institutions responsible for individual sectors: the ministries of health, education, science, culture and information, the General Staff of the Serbian Army, and the Constitutional Court.
A number of them headed towards New Belgrade, where a police cordon stopped farmers on tractors and students from the Faculty of Agriculture, who were heading to join the protest on Republic Square.
The police did not allow tractors to cross Branko's Bridge towards the city center, while pedestrians and motorcyclists were allowed to cross. However, students and citizens who headed from the beginning of New Belgrade towards Republic Square did not want to protest without farmers, who were among the scheduled speakers on the Square.
The students and farmers were joined by other protest participants who came from Republic Square, after speeches by representatives of workers from various sectors.
The tractors, meanwhile, withdrew, followed by the police. The two groups of protest participants merged at Branko's Bridge on the New Belgrade side.
The protest ended without incident.
The gathering was called by academics blocking the Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy, who stated that it was a gathering of support for workers from all sectors who supported the students and their protests.
"We are aware of the selfless support, solidarity and sacrifice that you, the workers, are making in supporting the students' demands. We call on all workers and citizens to stand together, bravely and with dignity," said the students blocking the Faculty of Philosophy ahead of the protest.
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