Greek seamen to strike Oct 1 over labor bill extending work hours

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Greece’s seamen will stage a 24-hour nationwide strike connected October 1 to protestation a authorities labour measure that unions accidental extends regular working hours and erodes seafarers’ rights, the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) said connected Friday.

The walkout, timed to coincide with a broader strike by the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), will tally from midnight to midnight, halting each ferry and shipping services crossed the country.

PNO said the bill, introduced by the Labor Ministry, raises the regular work bounds to 13 hours, scrapping the long-standing rule of “eight hours work, 8 hours leisure, 8 hours rest.” It warned the alteration would endanger health, information and household life.

The union besides criticized Greece’s erstwhile ratification of the International Labor Organization’s Maritime Labor Convention, which permits crews connected some vessels to work up to 14 hours a day, though ferry crews stay capped astatine 10.

PNO said it would proceed to property for amended working and surviving conditions connected ships.