Earlier today it was announced that lorry drivers have vowed to go ahead with their mobilisations, despite the law being voted in and the government openly threatening them with legal/ police action. In the general of their unions, 76 voted in favour of continuing, while only 6 voted against and 14 absented. Already, more than 7,000 containers with goods are across the country. The ministry for the police has declared that any lorry drivers blocking roads will be arrested and charged.
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ATHENS (Dow Jones)–Greek Justice Minister Haris Kastanidis said Wednesday that the government is ready to introduce Thursday a harsh law to break the back of the truckers’ strike that has brought commerce to a halt and resulted in shortages of goods across the country.
“On Thursday, we will pass a law in an expedited fashion that prescribes imprisonment as well as the loss of trucking licenses for truck drivers who continue to protest and refuse to return to work,” Kastanidis said on nationwide private television channel Mega.
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