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Greece: Thousands Protest Against Austerity Leaving Country at Standstill
Over 10,000 striking workers, young people, and pensioners marched to the parliament in Athens, Greece on Wednesday, most of them waving flags of the Communist-affiliated group PAME. The demonstration marked a 24-hour general strike against planned austerity measures in Greece, grounding flights, docking ships and disrupting public transport. The one-day nationwide strike was organized by Greece’s largest labor unions, the private sector GSEE and its public sector counterpart ADEDY.
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Members of the Communist-affiliated PAME shout slogans during a demonstration marking a 24-hour general strike against planned austerity measures in Athens, Greece.
Photo:Reuters
Over 10,000 striking workers, young people, and pensioners marched to the parliament in Athens, Greece Wednesday.
Photo:Reuters
The demonstration marked a 24-hour general strike against planned austerity measures in Greece, grounding flights, docking ships and disrupting public transport.
Photo:Reuters
Riot police guard the Hellenic Business Federation offices during a demonstration marking a 24-hour general strike against planned austerity measures.
Photo:Reuters
A protester smokes a cigarette during a demonstration marking a 24-hour general strike against planned austerity measures in front of the parliament building. The placard reads "Mass hirings, money for health, escalating strikes."
Photo:Reuters
The one-day nationwide strike was organized by Greece’s largest labor unions, the private sector GSEE and its public sector counterpart ADEDY.
Thousands flooded the capital, Athens, amid swelling anger over the government's ongoing austerity measures.
