Today, civil servants in Greece are holding a 24-hour strike, „Ekatimerini“ and Reuters reported, quoted by News.bg.
The strike was organized by unions in protest against a new labor law that, among other changes, allows work shifts up to 13 hours. The bill gives employers the opportunity to extend working hours, offers greater flexibility in short-term hiring and changes the rules on annual leave in the private sector.
The government claims that the law will make the labor market more efficient and flexible, while protecting workers from dismissal if they refuse to work overtime.
However, unions say that the bill violates workers' rights, abolishes the eight-hour workday and limits their bargaining power.
Yesterday, public transport employees in Athens announced that they would also join the strike. Therefore, the metro, the ISAP electric railway (metro line 1) and the tram will operate from 9:00 to 17:00 to facilitate the movement of protest participants, transport unions announced.
Buses and trolleybuses will operate from 9:00 to 21:00, and the Panhellenic Federation of Railway Workers (POS) is joining the national strike, affecting rail and suburban rail services.