Greece protests: 8,000 workers strike against ‘13-hour workday' reform; calls new bill ‘modern slavery’

Greece witnessed large-scale disruption on Wednesday as thousands of workers staged a 24-hour general strike against the conservative government’s proposal to allow a 13-hour workday. The strike affected public transport, with trains and ferry services suspended in Athens and Thessaloniki. Teachers, hospital staff and civil servants also joined the protest, amplifying the nationwide shutdown. According to police estimates, more than 8,000 people took to the streets in Athens and Thessaloniki, while other major cities also reported demonstrations. Pro-communist union PAME accused the government of trying to impose “inhumane hours and miserable wages” and reform amounts to “modern slavery", AFP reported. The backlash is directed at a draft bill proposed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mi