conditional_soup , (edited )

Be me

American

See shitty right wing government doing shitty right wing things.

Sigh.

I bet I know who's behind this.

Google the history of that government.

Greece was the first proxy war of the Cold war, with the US backing the Greek Monarchy, who were ultimately the victors.

We probably ran similar propaganda and right-wing violence campaigns there as we did across the global south.

What a fucking surprise.

Happy July 4th everyone.

Max_P ,
@Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me avatar

So what's stopping the workers from saying no? If they have labor shortages then the job market should be favorable to the workers as you gotta be the most attractive employer, which would be those that don't abuse that law and overwork their employees. It's not like they can force people to work.

Or just go anywhere else in the EU.

Showroom7561 ,

Greece sounds like a hellhole.

Six-day work week. Get out of here.

Skua ,

I don't understand how legislators can look at the fact that their country already works longer hours than anyone else in Europe and conclude that the problem is that they aren't working enough hours

KillingAndKindess ,
@KillingAndKindess@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

They don't. They get paid to sorta pretend enough to just make laws, and after enough horrible decisions, they retire with half the bank or die owning all of it.

CaptainSpaceman ,

Meanwhile, Japan is moving to 4 day weeks

Shampiss ,

Can you provide a source on that?

Japan historically has some of the most demanding work cultures in the world. This news seems wrong to me.

CaptainSpaceman ,

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/05/03/business/four-day-working-week-japan/

Deceptichum ,
@Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works avatar

Everything I hear about Greece shows it to be a completely shit country.

FarraigePlaisteach ,

Would you mind elaborating? No pressure. I spent time there as a kid in the 90s and have a lot of nostalgia for the place, but I haven't engaged with the place as an adult and I'm way out of touch so I'm genuinely curious.

SorteKanin ,
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I went to Athens not too long ago. There were so many homeless and poor people. I don't know if the country has ever really recovered from the financial crisis.

owiseedoubleyou ,
@owiseedoubleyou@lemmy.ml avatar

Because it is. And I say that as a Greek myself.

Greece has been ruled by corrupt politicians for preety much its entire modern history. Rich people never get prosecuted for the crimes they commit, heath and education are severely underfuned with outdated equipment, badly maintained facilities and underpaid personel, press freedom is deteriorating and governments push for neoliberal "reforms" like these.

TheReturnOfPEB OP ,

The hospitality sector is excluded from this regulation ....

[wait for it]

... because the five-day work week was abolished there in 2023.

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