Members of the union are protesting planned reforms to the country's pension and income contribution system — part of ongoing austerity cuts demanded by Greece's euro partners and the International Monetary Fund who are keeping the country afloat with emergency loans.
The Brussels-based European Trade Union Confederation strongly condemned the action taken by the conservative-led government in Greece, noting that workers who defy civil mobilization orders face prison sentences of up to five years.
The Brussels-based European Trade Union Confederation strongly condemned the action taken by the conservative-led government in Greece, noting that workers who defy civil mobilization orders face prison sentences of up to five years.
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