Greece is set to be hit a 48-hour strike that will impact, commercial vessels calling at major ports and domestic and local ferries.

According to Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) said a 48 hour strike had been called by the Seaman’s Union of Greece on 20 January and would affect the ports ports of Piraeus, Aspropyrgos, Eleusis, Pachi, Megara and Thessaloniki for cargo discharging.

The strike is over planned changes to labour and insurance rights, pensions and retirement ages.

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