ATHENS came to a standstill during a 24-hour general strike against a third year of public sector wage cuts from the rightwing New Democracy Party last Thursday.
The protest was called by the milion. strong General Confederation of Greek Page 12 April, 1993 No. 40 Workers, the country's biggest union contro.
Sectors participating Included transport workore. dockers. posta workers. teachers and health workers, and staff at Olympic Airways. The key demand is for a 17 per cent wage increase.
The Mitsotakis goremment is intent on tackling Greece's ballooning budget delici pald.
In January 1991, it started a throe year libertos. drive to keep public sector wage cuts below Inflation, which is the highest in the EC.
Thousands have been sacked as part of a major privatisation programme, while unemployment has rocketed to 9.2 per cent