Greece: May Day protesters condemn Gaza war

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Hundreds of Greek workers marched through central Athens on Wednesday to demand pay rises that would bring their salaries close to the European average, Reuters has reported. The workers also protested against Israel’s war against the Palestinians in Gaza. Ships remained docked at Greek ports and buses and metro services in the capital were disrupted as transport workers joined a 24-hour strike called by Greece’s largest trade unions in the private and public sector for Labour Day. Protesters demanded pay rises that will make up for a series of wage slashes imposed by previous Greek governments as part of austerity measures in return for the international bailouts that kept Greece afloat during its 2008-2018 debt crisis. Greece’s economy has been […]

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