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Thousands of Greek state workers are protesting against changes to the labour law proposed by the conservative Mitsotakis government. These include a six-day week, working hours of up to 13 hours and 'on-call' contracts.
Bill criminalizes right to strike as guaranteed in Constitution, says major trade union
Greek workers protest draconian employment legislation Workers in Greece are protesting draconian new labour laws imposed by the conservative New Democracy (ND) government. Two national strikes took place in Greece last week. The first of these, called by the private sector General Confederation of Trade Unions (GSEE), took place on May 4. On May 6, the ADEDY public sector federation called out its members. The May 6 strike was endorsed by the Athens Workers’ Centre which represents private sector workers in the capital. Workers holding the banner of the National Research Foundation Union a...
May Day rally in Athens Search for: *Eurokinissi Thousands of striking workers blocked traffic in the centre of Athens on Thursday to mark rescheduled May Day celebrations and rally against planned labor reforms accelerated by the pandemic. With the central slogan “No to Medieval working conditions, hands off the 8-hour day,” labour unions gathered at Klafthmonos Square and marched to Syntagma square. Greece’s civil servants union ADEDY, which called a 24-hour strike to coincide with May Day celebrations, says the legislation seeks to raise the eight hour working day to 10 hours, abolis...