Port workers at Piraeus (shown here) and Thessaloniki are protesting the privatization of their ports.

Piraeus port workers on strike against privatization

Workers at Greek ports will stage a work stoppage between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesday to protest the government’s privatization plans.

“The total sell-off of all profitable public companies is an incomprehensible and criminal political act,” the Union of Port Workers said in an statement when the sell-off plans were announced.

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