Thousands of Greeks marked May Day by demonstrating against government reforms which they say have hurt workers through layoffs and wage cuts. <br /><br />At a protest organised by the Communist Party outside the parliament building in central Athens, unemployed building worker Albert Disai said the government’s labour law changes have devastated workers’ rights: “They held out the hope that with these measures things would get better, but the only thing I see is darkness.”<br /><br />The Greek Communist Party Secretary General Dimitris Koutsoubas railed against the government and Brussels saying: “What we need right now is a strong opposition, that will open the road (for workers’ rights) and that can smash the monopolies of Europe, and allow the people’s voice to rule.”<br /><br />Unemployment in Greece is 26 percent of the workforce, twice the eurozone average.<br /><br />The government is vowing to concentrate on creating jobs after four years of spending cuts which were needed to avoid the country going bankrupt.
