Protesters say the government has refused to implement policies that will make people's lives better, with unions criticising Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' centre-right government for failing to tackle inflation and high housing prices.

Thousands of people demonstrated in Athens and other cities Wednesday as a 24-hour general strike against the rising cost of living shut down public services and part of the transport network.

Greece ground to a halt as a general strike stopped trains, ships and other transport around the country. Unions have called for the government to raise wages and do more to combat high inflation.

Public and private sector workers in Greece walked off the job to protest the rising cost of living. Public sector unions are demanding a 10% wage hike and the return of salaries cut during Greece’s nearly decade-long financial crisis that began in 2010.

THOUSANDS of workers marched through Athens today during a 24-hour general strike called by Greek unions in protest against the rising cost of living.

A general strike docked ships and disrupted rail and bus services across Greece on Wednesday, as thousands of workers marched in Athens to demand better pay and living standards.

Thousands of workers have marched through the Greek capital Athens as part of a 24-hour general strike called by unions in protest over the rising cost of living. The move is also timed to coincide with the Greek government submitting the 2025 budget to parliament.

Greece’s public and private workers strike Greece's public and private workers walk out over rising consumer prices and housing costs. Ships docked at Greek ports, and railway and bus services were disrupted as transport workers,