With a big and militant demonstration, on Tuesday, November 9 in front of the Ministry of Labor in Athens and with more demonstrations in other cities all over Greece, workers in Tourism-Hotels-Catering held a National Strike and demanded a series of measures of financial support for the unemployed, Collective Contract, as well as protection for those in hazardous and unhealthy jobs, especially delivery workers.
VIDEO with highlights from the strike in Athens https://youtu.be/_kJs0SD-Xx4
In Athens the demonstration started under the Acropolis, one of the most known tourist attractions, where thousands work with low wages and barbaric conditions.
The protest was headed by thousands of delivery workers from Efood company who rode next to their colleagues of WOLT who participated massively for the first time and with a protest at the offices of WOLT company offices. https://youtu.be/nV7pgX0Zu3U
During the protest the workers of Efood announced the establishment of EFOOD WORKERS UNION, which was welcomed with huge enthusiasm by all protesters.
The demonstration headed to the Ministry of Labor, where the unions held a moment of silence in the memory of the delivery workers killed during work the last period.
The Unions met with representatives of the Ministry for the satisfaction of their demands and in a week there will be a new meeting with the Ministry especially for the issues of protection equipment and regulation for delivery workers.
Video https://youtu.be/dkyTdH8cwr0
Photos https://flic.kr/s/aHsmX65zpU
Massive demonstrations took place also in Thessaloniki, Corfu, Patras and other cities all over Greece
Thessaloniki https://youtu.be/DK62Elm8Abc
