Workers in Greece’s private sector staged a strike in downtown Athens, protesting a measure that would keep stores open on Sundays.
The move – as stipulated by the country’s creditors in its third bailout package – is meant to kindle the economy.
Demonstrators gathered outside a downtown department store in the rain, bearing large banners that read “Never on Sunday”– a reference to an award-winning Greek film.
The private sector workers and business owners say they are worried the measure will only benefit large, multinationals, which can absorb the extra cost of paying people to work on Sunday — forcing small businesses into bankruptcy.
(source: AP, cbc)
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