Workers in Greece’s food service and hotel sectors held a 24-hour, nationwide strike on Wednesday, demanding higher pay, stronger labor protections and stricter enforcement of employment laws.
Protesters gathered outside the Labor Ministry declaring that “the advertised tourism development cannot be built on exhaustion, exhausting hours, the unchecked implementation of the 13-hour workday and the circumvention of collective agreements.”
The rally, called by the Federation of Catering and Tourism Workers (POEET), ended at around 2 p.m.
The union was joined in the protest by the Federation of Builders and Related Professions of Greece, who demanded measures to address tax evasion and labor stamp theft, and to protect health and safety in the workplace.
