Greece’s parliament approved a bill on Thursday allowing private sector employers to extend working hours despite protests from workers already struggling from a cost-of-living crisis.

The bill, which allows employers to enforce 13-hour work days, up from the current eight hours, aims to make the labour market more flexible and effective, the conservative government says.

  • acchariya@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    The owner class is testing their ability to roll back working conditions for the rest of us, starting in Greece and probably ending in France

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      15 hours ago

      Very true. I sure hope Paris will be burning way before we end up with such working conditions. The best way to balance wealth has always been destroying everything.