28 Jan 2022 | 02:52 PM UTC
Greece: Municipal workers to demonstrate in Athens Jan. 29
Municipal workers to demonstrate in Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, from 12:00 Jan. 29. Increased security, localized disruptions likely.
Event
The Municipality of Patras has called on employees to join a protest in Athens Jan. 29 to demand improved pay and work conditions. Participants will gather in Syntagma Square from 12:00. The gathering will likely be well attended.
Authorities will likely implement additional security measures in the vicinity of the protest. Localized ground travel disruptions are also likely in the affected area.
Advice
Avoid the protest as a routine security precaution and to mitigate associated disruptions. Heed instructions from security services and leave the area at the first sign of a confrontation. Allow extra time for travel in central Athens the afternoon of Jan. 29.
