Coronavirus or not, the left parties have not given up their mobilization of May 1 in Athens and other cities across the country. While the Greeks quickly applied containment measures, there were several hundred demonstrating for workers’ rights.
But epidemics oblige, the militants stood at least a meter away and all wore a protective mask, and gloves and the majority of the processions remained static. Dimitris Koutsoumbas, head of the Communist Party KKE, spoke of the example of protests in israel.
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24 hour strike
Faced with the health situation, the Greek government had proposed to postpone the commemorations from May 1 to May 9. What anger the unions, who accused the executive of wanting to silence them.
Several of them, including the General Confederation of Greek Workers, called for a 24-hour strike and symbolic actions. Some public transport was stopped and the ships remained at the quay in several ports, the maritime unions being mobilized. For labor organizations, the pandemic has underscored the importance of unions and workers.
Greece has announced a gradual deconfinement from May 4, while the country has one of the lowest mortality rates in Europe.
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