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(1 Oct 2025)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

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Athens, Greece - 1 October 2025
1. Various of docked ships near Athens
2. Various of empty railway tracks
3. Close of sign at Athens train station advising strikes
4. Mid of passenger and sign
5. Various of signs advertising protest rally and pedestrians
6. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Eleni (last name not given), nurse:
"The workers are exhausted. Instead of hiring people, they try to stretch out the existing workers and raise the retirement age. The workers are in a very bad condition, and unemployment is also at a very high level. Instead of hiring new people to fill positions, reducing workloads, and keeping the five-day work week as it is, they (the government) say it’s time to pass more harmful measures against the worker."
7. Various of empty tram stops
8. Various of people outside closed metro station
9. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Giannis Tsesmelis, taxi driver:
"As a self-employed person, what affects me is the deregulation of the taxi drivers’ profession, mainly that and not, of course, the tax bill.”
10. Various of man putting up posters advertising rally
11. Wide of traffic
12. Various of empty bus stops and posters
13. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Eleni (last name not given), nurse:
"Struggles always have a so-called result. Continuous strikes are needed in order to achieve a good outcome. With just one day nothing happens, but at the same time we cannot just leave it and act as if we can do whatever we want, so to speak. People must show that they understand what is happening. They need to react."
14. Various of pedestrians and posters
15. Various of traffic
16. Wide of parliament in Syntagma Square
17. Wide of presidential guard in Syntagma Square
STORYLINE:
A nationwide general strike disrupted public transport across Athens, Greece on Wednesday as public and private sector workers protested changes to the country’s labor laws.

No taxis in Athens or trains were running Wednesday morning with closures expected all day. Buses and the city’s subway and tram services were operating on a reduced schedule.

Ferries to and from the Greek islands were also docked in a port near Athens.

Unions representing civil servants and private sector workers called the strike to protest labor law changes that will introduce more flexibility, including allowing overtime that could stretch shifts to 13 hours in a day.

Unions argue the new rules leave workers vulnerable to labor abuses by employers.

Eleni, a nurse in Athens, told the Associated Press that "workers are exhausted."

"Instead of hiring new people to fill positions, reducing workloads, and keeping the five-day work week as it is, the government say it’s time to pass more harmful measures against the worker," she added.

Giannis Tsesmelis, a taxi driver, said the planned deregulation could impact self-employed workers.

The strike is also disrupting services across the country, including in schools, courts, public hospitals and municipalities.

Two protest marches were planned in central Athens later Wednesday morning, with demonstrations also set for other cities.

Posters advertising the rallies were plastered on lampposts across the Greek capital.

AP video by Lefteris Pitarakis, Petros Giannakouris and Thanassis Stavrakis

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