Strike over seaman’s death blocks ferries at main Greek port

A 24-hour strike implicit the fatal wounded of a ferry seaman blocked ferries astatine the main Greek larboard of Piraeus connected Thursday, the coastguard and a union said.

The coastguard said the strike was affecting each ferries retired of Piraeus to the Aegean islands and Crete.

A fewer services were still available to the Saronic islands, a coastguard spokeswoman told AFP.

Seamen’s union PEMEN said a 20-year-old motor attraction worker had been fatally crushed by a bulkhead doorway connected a Rhodes ferry connected Wednesday.

The union initially blocked that vessel earlier calling for an wide strike astatine Piraeus port.

“Until the incidental is investigated, the vessel will not permission Piraeus,” PEMEN said.

Another seaman was admitted to infirmary connected Wednesday aft being electrocuted during attraction work onboard an Adriatic Sea ferry.

All Greek ferries will beryllium confined to larboard connected October 1 successful a wide strike implicit plans to present a 13-hour working day.

The country’s blimpish authorities insists the measurement is optional but absorption parties and unions reason that workers will hazard layoffs if they garbage longer hours.

Source: AFP