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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helena Smith in Athens

General strike against 13-hour work day brings Greece to a halt

A crowd of people with fists raised carrying banners in the city.
Protesters in Athens taking part in a nationwide 24-hour strike. Photograph: Miloš Bičanski/Getty Images

A general strike has paralysed Greece as unions step up industrial action against labour laws introducing a 13-hour work day in a country that already puts in some of the longest hours in Europe.

The 24-hour strike brought mass disruption to services across the country on Wednesday as thousands of workers in the public and private sector stopped work and took to the streets.

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