Greece's parliament on Thursday approved a government-backed bill allowing people to work 13-hour days, despite fierce objections from trade unions and opposition parties.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/51089839

Greece’s parliament on Thursday approved a government-backed bill allowing people to work 13-hour days, despite fierce objections from trade unions and opposition parties.

The current government has already legalised a six-day working week

  • hansolo@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    5 days ago

    This is typically for seasonal work. The legal max is 37 days per year, only for 1 employer.

    Considering Greece’s tourism industry is just an inhumane crush of cruise ships and pale dickbags for 3-5 months a year, and large scale construction projects can demand what are essentially “sessional shifts” of surge work, there’s ample room for young people to get paid hardcore for 3 months of grueling work, and then, as one Greek person explained to me what tourism industry folks do off season, go hole up in a house on a mountain all winter and not see people at all.

    Source: Have worked in tourism industry; Greece is one of my most favorite places.