Overview

• Trains and island ferries were largely halted, with metros and buses running limited hours during the 24-hour walkout.
• Teachers, hospital workers and civil servants joined rallies nationwide, with police reporting at least 8,500 demonstrators in Athens and Thessaloniki.
• The proposal would allow up to 13 hours a day for a single employer only by employee agreement, whereas long days are currently possible only by combining jobs.
• Union federations GSEE and ADEDY say the plan endangers health and work-life balance, while PAME labels it “modern slavery.”
• No parliamentary timetable has been set for the bill, which arrives as low wages and a 39.8-hour average workweek keep labor policy under scrutiny.