Mass strike over plans for 13-hour workday

Greece ground to a halt yesterday in a 24-hour general strike against plans by the conservative government to introduce a 13-hour workday.

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Transport in Athens, trains and ferry services were disrupted while teachers, hospital staff, and civil servants also took part in the mobilisation.

Protests were held around midday local time across the country to oppose the reform advocated by the conservative government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The main private sector union GSEE, which spearheaded the walkout alongside public sector union ADEDY, said the reform “endangers the health and safety of workers and destroys the balance between professional and personal life’