Transport and public services in Greece have been disrupted by a 24-hour general strike against government plans to introduce a 13-hour workday.

Greek trains, ferries and taxis were halted on Wednesday as thousands of workers, including teachers and seafarers, marched to parliament in Athens in a one-day general strike against labour reforms and a government plan to allow employers to extend working hours.

The action was organised by Greece's largest private and public trade unions who say that the government bill, which would allow employers to seek up to 13 hours of work a day from their staff compared with the current eight, even for private sector workers with one job, hurts workers' rights.

"We are here to say no to a monstrous bill," said Dimitra, a 24-year-old sales assistant who

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