Union reps refused to leave the building on Tuesday and commenced a two-day strike on the premises, calling on Prime Minister Donald Tusk to show his face for talks.
Polish farmers have initiated a 48-hour sit-in at the Ministry of Agriculture, protesting what they describe as gross mistreatment after failed government negotiations.
Representatives of agricultural organizations, who participated in talks with the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MRiRW) on Tuesday, refused to leave the premises and announced the two-day strike.
The farmers, who in March had signed an agreement with Minister of Agriculture Czesław Siekierski and Deputy Minister Michał Kołodziejczak in Jasionka, arrived in Warsaw to enforce the agreements that were supposed to be implemented on April 1. The agreements include, among other provisions, a request for the Minister of Agriculture to appeal to Prime Minister Donald Tusk to halt the transit through Polish territory of agricultural products from Ukraine subject to embargo.
A total of 12 individuals barricaded themselves inside the ministry building, vowing to stay there for 48 hours, with more farmers expected to arrive demanding that Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrive for talks with them.