Hungarian govt won’t amend labor rules causing protests

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A government spokesman said Wednesday that Hungarian officials have no plans to change revised rules on overtime work and other labor code amendments that led to almost a week of protests, including one where state TV security guards roughed up opposition lawmakers.
Government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs described the demonstrations that started the night lawmakers passed the amendments as “political,” adding that they were organized by groups he claimed ar