Journalists in Greece staged Tuesday a 24-hour strike in protest in opposition to the rising price of residing and relatively low wages, based on a number of Greek media stories, whereas different sectors similar to transport are anticipated to launch the same motion on Wednesday.
There was no news on radio and tv. The web news portals didn’t replace their web sites both, based on the report from German news company, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa).
“We are experiencing a series of successive explosive price rises that are creating a crushing situation for families whose income is being destroyed,” stated the biggest journalists’ affiliation ESIEA.
No newspapers will probably be revealed on Wednesday as a result of strike, dpa reported.
The strike is claimed to be scheduled from April 16, from 5 a.m. to five a.m. on April 17, 2024, impacting all mass media (print, broadcast, on-line) in the private and non-private sectors.
The media strike is going down forward of a serious basic walk-out referred to as by the non-public sector employees’ union, the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), on Wednesday over rising residing prices, the dearth of collaborative labor agreements (CLAs) and the safety of revenue from inflation. The April 17 strike will halt most public transport and ferry companies, a report from the Greek each day Ekhatimerini stated.
Inflation in Greece was 3.2% in March. The Athens weekly newspaper To Vima calculated that in Greece it’s a must to pay 50 euros ($53) for merchandise that price 37 euros two years in the past.
Source: www.dailysabah.com