Off the wire
• 2nd Ld Writethru: Rough weather hampers Indian navy's evacuation efforts for stranded 1,400 tourists in Andamans  • Russian military adviser killed in Syria: defense ministry  • One Turkish soldier killed in northern Syria operation  • Top news items in major Zambian media outlets  • Indian markets close lower  • China, Japan to hold talks on maritime affairs  • Namibia's construction sector urges gov't to pay arrears  • 2 militants killed in E. Afghan airstrike  • News Analysis: Italy at crossroads -- new gov't or early elections  • China has more than 3,000 popular science websites  
You are here: 　 Home

Greek journalists on 24-hour strike against new austerity measures

Xinhua, December 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

Greek journalists walked off the job on Wednesday to protest the fresh round of austerity measures promoted by the government in exchange for further aid by international creditors.

The 24-hour strike declared by the trade unions representing journalists, technicians and administrative staff working in state and private media throughout Greece, comes a day before the new general strike called by ADEDY and GSEE, the umbrella unions of public servants and private sector employees.

In order to avert a news blackout during Thursday's general strike and cover the protests, the journalists' unions transferred their anti-austerity mobilization a day before.

The strikes and protests are held as the country's parliament is debating the 2018 state budget. The draft budget will be voted at Congress on Saturday.

The draft includes further tax increases and pay cuts in addition to the austerity measures adopted in recent weeks by the government in a bid to receive vital bailout loans from creditors. Endi