Thousands of Greeks protested in Athens against changes in the working Code that prolong working hours. The general strike caused chaos in transport services and institutions.
Thousands of demonstrators went out on Wednesday to the streets of Athens within the General Strike to express their disagreement with the changes in the Labor Code. As a result of the protest in the port, ferries were stuck and services in Greece were also disrupted. According to the AP report, TASR reports this.
Trade unions representing the civil servants and private sector employees have called a strike to protest changes in working right, allowing greater flexibility of working conditions, including overtime, which can extend working hours to up to 13 hours. Under the new regulations, maximum working time, including overtime, is set at 48 hours per week, with a maximum number of overtime hours for 150 per year.
Trade unions argue that new rules are issued by employers’ abuse workers.
Strike disrupted the operation of institutions
“We reject a 13-hour work change. Exhaustion is not the development. How much a person lasts has his limits,” said the General Confederation of Employees in Greece. The trade unions called on the introduction of a 37.5-hour working week and a return to collective contracts.
During the 24-hour strike, taxis or trains did not sell in Athens. Buses, metro, trams and trolleybuses in the capital drove in limited mode. The strike also disrupted the operation of schools, courts, public hospitals and local governments.
Many of the demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and chanted the “free Palestine” to express their disagreement with the Gaza war.
