US EditionGreece Hit by 24-Hour Strike Over Proposed 13-Hour Workday
Unions demand a 37.5-hour workweek and oppose 13-hour shifts, warning reforms risk worker exploitation and harm health, while the government cites flexibility and overtime pay.
- Thousands of workers in Greece participated in a nationwide strike on October 1, 2025, protesting against government proposals to extend the workday to 13 hours for certain workers, impacting sectors like transport and public services.
- The strike was organized by major unions, GSEE and ADEDY, which argue that the proposed law undermines workers' rights and could lead to exploitation and longer hours.
- Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis defended the reforms as voluntary, stating they would not be obligatory and aimed to provide workers the choice of overtime opportunities for more flexibility.
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In Greece, the unions had called for a general strike, and public life was largely silent.
Nationwide Strike in Greece over Labour Laws Halts Public Services
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Greece was hit by a nationwide strike as unions protested government plans to extend working hours to 13 hours a day. Public transport, schools, hospitals, and ferries were disrupted, with unions warning of worker exploitation. The government defended the reforms as offering flexibility and higher overtime pay. World News | Nationwide Strike in Greece over Labour Laws Halts Public Services.
National unemployment paralyses transport and services, in rejection of a labour reform that the Greek trade unions consider to be a threat to workers' rights.
A demonstration was held in Athens on Wednesday, October 1st, bringing together thousands of people against a law relaxing labour law. Young people, the first victims of the crisis, were massively present, worried about the consequences of the new law.
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Maroc DiplomatiqueThis Wednesday, October 1st is a day of general strike in Greece. The main trade unions protest against the possibility of working days of 1 p.m. which the Greek government is about to authorize, under a new labour law.
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