希臘工人罷工抗議政府實行緊縮措施

Workers in Greece walked off their jobs Friday in protest of new tax and pension reforms being considered by the government that workers say will cut deeply into their incomes. The government's austerity measures are part of a multi-billion-dollar international bailout agreement.
The 48-hour protest came at the behest of the country’s largest public and private sector labor unions, and has shut down various services, including ferries to the island nation, garbage collection and government offices.

Greece’s parliament is set to vote on a bill to overhaul the country’s pension system Sunday night. If the law is passed, Greece will raise its social security contribution requirements, increase the income tax on high-wage earners and set up a new national pension.

The new austerity measures are aimed at persuading international creditors to release additional bailout money.希臘工人星期五罷工，抗議政府考慮實行新的稅收和退休金改革。工人們說，這些改革將使他們的收入大幅減少。希臘政府的緊縮措施是希臘與歐盟簽訂的救助協議的部分內容。

這次48小時罷工是希臘最大的私營和公營部門主要工會聯合號召的，多項服務因此而中斷，包括輪渡、垃圾收集和政府部門的運作。

希臘議會星期日晚上將就一項退休制度改革方案進行表決。如果法案得以通過，希臘將提高僱員對社會保險金的承擔份額、提高高薪人員的所得稅率並制定新的全國退休金制度。

希臘採取新的緊縮措施，是爲了說服國際債權方向希臘發放更多的救助款項。