In EU First, Greece Set to Introduce 13-Hour Workday

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Greece could become the first European Union member state to officially introduce a 13-hour workday in the private sector, according to a bill set to be voted on Wednesday in parliament. The measure, which has sparked massive nationwide protests, is denounced by unions as "abolishing the eight-hour workday and legalizing the exploitation of employees," writes Politico.

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Manufacturers, households and employees from hotels in Greece could soon work longer, following becoming the first Member State of the European Union which officially introduces a workday of 13 hours in the private sector.

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“We will never become slaves of the 21st century,” said the banner of the workers’ and pensioners’ unions of Arcadia, at the strike rally in Tripoli. On the occasion of the issue of labor regulations and the 24-hour nationwide strike of ADEDY, several Labor Centers, Federations and Unions, a strike rally was held in Tripoli. The open rally was held in Petrinos Square, while, immediately after, a march followed in the center of Tripoli. “We ask f…

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The mobilizations in the context of the 24-hour nationwide strike that had been declared by GSEE and ADEDY against the new anti-labor bill that, among other things, allows for 13-hour work have been completed. Political organizations, unions and trade unions demanded the reinstatement of the 13th and 14th salary in the Public Sector, Collective Labor Agreements, substantial wage increases and the abolition of the authoritarian New Disciplinary L…

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Meropi Vachtsevanou for KOZANILIFE.GR Workers, representatives of unions and trade union bodies expressed their strong opposition to the new labor bill that the government is bringing for a vote on the morning of Tuesday, October 14, in the central square of Kozani. The mobilization took place one day before the bill was voted in Parliament, with the demonstrators speaking of an "anti-labor monstrosity" that undermines fundamental labor rights. …