Nationwide strike halts Greece as workers demand higher wages amid soaring costs

A strike by Greek workers on Wednesday left ferries docked at ports, flights to and from the country grounded and trains at a standstill, with Greece’s largest trade unions demanding higher wages to cope with rising living costs.

Greece has emerged from a 2009-2018 debt crisis which saw rolling cuts in wages and pensions in turn for bailouts worth some 290 billion euros and economic growth, seen at a 2.3%