Greece: trade unions mobilize in protest at ‘Growth Policy draft law’

For the second time in September, private and public sector trade unions have called for strike action, this time to take place on 02 October. The unions are protesting the ‘Growth Policy draft law’, so-called by the new ruling conservative government, and which in particular, includes measures addressing collective conventions as well as the right to strike.

Through . Published on 01 October 2019 à 11h28 - Update on 01 October 2019 à 16h43

Presented by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, elected on 07 July 2019 as Prime Minister of the new ruling Conservative government, this draft legislation aims to attract foreign investors and relaunch the weakened and still recovering economy after eight hard years of crisis. However in order to secure these goals the government is seeking a review of the collective conventions that the previous Syriza government re-established in several sectors.…

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