Greek lawmakers pass labour reform amid protests, strike


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  • Wednesday, 16 Jun 2021

People walk next to a moored passenger ferry during a 24-hour general strike at the port of Piraeus, Greece, June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek lawmakers approved on Wednesday a labour reform bill that allows employees to opt for a longer working day in exchange for time off, a measure that has sparked strikes and protests by labour unions.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' conservative government, which has a comfortable parliamentary majority, aims to overhaul laws dating back decades to a pre-internet age when most workers clocked into offices and factories at the same set hours.

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