Greece Lawmakers Back Plan To Allow 13-hour Workday

Source: International Business Times

Unions have stages general strikes and protests against the reform AFP Greece's parliament on Thursday approved a government-backed bill allowing people to work 13-hour days, despite fierce objections from trade unions and opposition parties. Unions have staged two general strikes against the reform this month -- the latest on Tuesday -- with thousands of workers protesting against a measure "worthy of the Middle Ages", according to the left-wing Syriza party. Syriza refused to participate in the vote, and the spokesman for their parliamentary bloc Christos Giannoulis denounced the bill as a "legislative monstrosity".