General Strike in Greece Sees Protesters Take to the Streets of Athens

Unions organized the mass walk-out to call for an immediate rise in wages and for the government to address the country’s cost-of-living crisis.

Seasonal firefighters take part in rally during a nationwide general strike in Athens, Greece, on Nov. 20, 2024. Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Photo

Public and private sector workers in Greece downed tools on Nov. 20 for a 24-hour general strike, with marches set to take place throughout central Athens.

Services across the Mediterranean nation have been hampered, with public transport in the capital suspended for several hours and ferries connecting the country’s numerous islands to the mainland left in port.