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Greece 'paralyzed' again, new strike against new labor law
2025-10-14 09:00:07 / BOTA
Greece is paralyzed again today by a 24-hour nationwide general strike, the second in two weeks, in protest against the new labor bill, which provides, among other things, for the possibility of working up to 13 hours a day for the same employer.
This strike, which is taking place without the call of the General Confederation of Labor (GSEE), has been declared by 38 Labor Centers, a record number of participants, as well as by ADEDY, the federation of public sector employees, and dozens of private sector unions.
The protesters are demanding that the bill not be approved in parliament and are demanding the return of the 35-hour week, 5-day workweek, and the 13th and 14th month's salary. They are also demanding dignified wages and safe working conditions, while state employees are also demanding the abolition of the new legal discipline for public administration.
According to the ADEDY statement, "the government, instead of supporting workers' incomes and strengthening public services, chooses to pass a law on overtime and exhausting schedules, imposing silence in workplaces."
Meanwhile, PAME, the union that supports the Communist Party, calls the bill “an attempt to create modern slaves in the age of artificial intelligence.”
It is demanding real wage increases through collective agreements, so that no one is forced to work 13 or 14 hours a day to survive.
Students and pupils have also joined the protests, who oppose, as they say, "the inhumane pace of their parents' work and the increasing pressure on schools."
Protest rallies and marches are taking place in dozens of cities in Greece.
In Athens, unions have called citizens to Syntagma Square at 11:00 am, while PAME is holding its rally at Propylaia from 10:30 am.
In Thessaloniki, the main protest is held near the Venizelos monument.
The protests are expected to last throughout the day, while public transportation, schools, and public services are operating with numerous disruptions due to the widespread participation in the strike.
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