A viral video from Rhodes Island has sparked discussions about the challenging working conditions in Greece's tourism and catering industry. The footage shows a dedicated beach bar waiter going the extra mile by wading through the sea, almost swimming, to deliver orders to customers. These striking images have ignited a social media debate about the welfare of employees in this sector.
Minister of Labor, Adonis Georgiadis, has acknowledged the incident and assured the public that necessary measures will be taken to address the situation. The waiter's exceptional service comes to light shortly after a hotel cook in Crete suffered burns and was left without insurance coverage.
These incidents emphasize the need for improved working conditions and increased safety measures in the tourism and hospitality industry.
Shocking images have circulated on Greek social media, with an American journalist, Ryan Thomas reporting a violent attack against him by the anti-riot police.
The photojournalist was covering a protest march in Exarcheia and he had the misfortune to find the Greek police in front of him. He recorded hiw own attack by the anti-riot police with his lens.
When Pappou Giorgos Kovaios, 90 years old and dancing brilliantly with his granddaughter on Schinoussa island in Greece, becomes a viral sensation!
(Via: Spyros Priovolos)
After listening to "Christ is Risen", dozens of people celebrated Easter with a "rain" of Molotov cocktails on the streets of Neos Kosmos (Athens) where locals were gathered to capture the scene.
In an Istanbul café, a Turkish guy sings the classic folk song "Aman Doctor." A Greek man arrives and begins singing the song in Greek. They then proceed to sing a duet together. They hug at the end.
In the Gulf of Elefsina, west of Athens, a half-sunk ferry lies on its side. Near Greece's main port of Piraeus, dozens of abandoned cargo and passenger ships lay semi-submerged or entirely sunken.
A video has gone viral on the Greek internet, capturing the moment when an anti-riot cop smashes the window of a shop.
Employees and customers inside the shop are screaming in terror, and a girl can be heard asking him, "What are you doing, are you crazy?" "Yes, I'm nuts," the anti-riot officer said.
The events occurred at 12 p.m. on Tuesday at Solonos, Exarchia, when police dissolved with tear gas an anarchist gathering.
Tension in the port of Piraeus
Dozens of travelers could not leave today by boat due to the mobilization of trade unionists in the port of Piraeus, who blocked their exit. The strike was deemed illegal.
Mitsotakis and the Rule of Law
The Greek prime minister is facing mounting anger over claims he attended a meal that exceeded the limits on gatherings on the very day health restrictions had been tightened (with a nightly curfew brought forward to 6 pm from 9 pm) to thwart transmission of the virus.
Mitsotakis, the Greek prime minister, found himself in the line of fire after he and his entourage were filmed enjoying lunch on the terrace of the harbor-front home of an MP in Ikaria.
Greece has a serious issue with the enforcement of the law. If Mitsotakis, that allegedly is a strong supporter of the Rule of Law, breaks is or arbitrarily chooses when to enforce; what can be expected from everyone else?
