The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the European group of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today backed Greece's journalists and media workers who take part in the 24-hour nationwide strike declared by the country's trade unions between, 11 March, 6am, and 12 March, 6 am.

The Journalists' Union of Macedonia and Thrace Daily Newspapers (ESIEMTH), the Journalists' Union of Athens Daily Newspapers (ESIEA) under the auspices of the Panhellenic Federation of Journalists' Unions (POESY), is taking part in the strike in demand of the following:

- Withdrawal of the recent anti-labor measures that are injurious not only to the media workers, but harm the public good of information itself. 
- Safeguard jobs, calling on employers to abandon plans of   cuts and redundancies in the sector.
- Full adherence to the sector's collective agreements, for all media workers.
- Ensuring of the sector's social and pension rights.

This strike takes place two weeks after another general strike against exceptional austerity measures taken by the Greek government. In the past years, many industrial actions demanded genuine social dialogue and the guarantee of autonomous social security schemes.

Messages of solidarity to the striking journalists and the unions can be sent to the following address: [email protected]; [email protected]

For more information contact the EFJ at +32 2 235 2215
The EFJ represents over 250,000 journalists in over 30 countries worldwide