Greece: 24-Hour Strikes Continue to Disrupt Travel and Transport

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | June 30th, 2010 | Trackback

More strikes against austerity measures paralyzed Greece June 29, raising the question of whether the almost-weekly 24-hour shutdowns will continue throughout the summer and blow a hole in the country’s tourism industry. Tourism brings in 20 percent of Greece’s national income and the strikes have shut down the port at Piraeus, essentially stopping ferry service throughout the islands and stranding hordes of tourists. A debate in parliament over the proposed financial reforms was underway and expected to take more than a week, with the strikers hoping to put enough pressure on legislators that they’ll abandon the bill.

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