Are there strikes in crete

The church was largely reduced to rubble. Firefighters look for people in the rubble of a demolished church following an earthquake, in Arkalochori on the island of Crete, Greece, September 27, Nevertheless many people in Heraklion rushed outdoors. Schoolchildren were told to leave their classrooms, gathering in schoolyards and town squares. Supermarket shelves were toppled or emptied by the tremor. Of course with the current difficult economic climate in Greece and the numerous changes most of them very positive in the long term that are being made to remedy the financial situation of the country things are getting quite tough for people working in most sectors and many strikes and demonstrations are taking place.

Foreign media has been showing many images of violent demonstrations, making reports of tourists stranded because of strikes and a lot of it has been, as usual, widely exaggerated. First let's deal with the demonstrations: small demonstrations happen from time to time in the centre of Chania and the main cities.

They are almost always very peaceful affairs but some occasional violence has happened. On the whole it will not affect you unless you are taking part in the event. All the footage of large and often violent demonstrations that you may have seen on TV was taken in Athens and possibly Thessaloniki. Possibly more worrying is the effect of strikes. Looking at the past 12 months to January we have had a few general strikes and many strikes by specific professions or unions.

Generally strikes are announced a few weeks in advance but can get cancelled or dates can get changed. Sometimes there is less notice, maybe 3 or 4 days but as far as possible I will try to keep track of announced strikes and mention them on this page. Keep coming back. People working in the tourism sector are not very likely to strike. They are much too aware of the negative impact that past strikes and the perceptions that Greece is not a safe or reliable holiday destination have had on their business.

The last deadly quake in the country occurred on March 3 in the central town of Elassona, killing one person, injuring 10 and causing major damage. Last October, a magnitude 7. The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore. Listen to RFI. On social networks.

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