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Greece
Greek Mass Media Strike on Wednesday, Ahead of Thursday's General Strike
Greek mass media will strike from 6:00 am on Wednesday until 6:00 am on Thursday, ahead of the general strike that has been scheduled by the country's public and private sector unions (GSEE and ADEDY) for Thursday. The media strike...
Greece
General Strike from Greek Labor Unions on November 27
Today, Greece’s major labor unions have announced a 24-hour general strike for November 27 in order to protest against planned layoffs and pension reforms demanded by the country's international lenders. This will be the first general strike in the country...
Greece
Greek Regions With the Most Aged Population
The mountain villages of Epirus and Thessaly regions have the most aged population in Greece.
As Greek newspaper "Ethnos" reported, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), in the age map of Greece, the "champion" in the number of elderly people...
Greece
One in Three Greek Employees Earns 300 Euros
According to figures by the labor union of the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), one in three employees in the private sector earns 300 euros per month, working under flexible forms of employment (part-time work, job rotation).
GSEE scientific director...
Economy
Survey: High Unemployment and Rising Deficits of Social Security Funds
The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) revealed data showing a huge decline in income for most Greek wage earners during the crisis. The data shows that approximately a million jobs have already been lost, while it warns for a new...
Greece
Medieval Working Conditions for Greek Workers
Shocking data released by the General Confederation of Greek Workers Union GSEE reveals that the exploitation of unemployed Greeks is on the rise. Working conditions for hundreds of thousands of workers in Greece can be characterized as unprecedented and resemble...
Economy
The European Wage Map
Greece was placed among the last positions of the list of EU countries with high and medium growth in terms of gross earnings (gross wages and employer contributions). More specifically, the real minimum wage in Greece fell by 23.9% in 2013.
During the...
Economy
Greece Grinds to a Halt Amid Nationwide 24-hour Strike
Unions representing private sector workers and state employees in Greece launched a 24-hour nationwide general strike on Wednesday against the austerity measures put through by the government.
Called by Greece's umbrella unions ADEDY and GSEE, the industrial action disrupted trains and ferries,...
Greece
General Strike on Wednesday
The boards of the General Confederation of Workers of Greece (GSEE) and the Civil Servants Supreme Administrative Council (ADEDY) have called the employees in the public and private sector to participate in the general strike that will be held...
Greece
Greek Train Drivers to Strike over Easter
The Greek railway workers have opted to join the general strike of General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) scheduled for April 9.
The Panhellenic Federation of Railway Workers (POS) is also planning further mobilizations for both passenger and freight trains during...