Why Greece Moved Towards a 13 Hour Work Day
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In this video, we’ll break down Greece’s recent labour reforms and explain why the idea that simply working harder than everyone else will drive economic recovery is unlikely to succeed.
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References:
Working hours across EU and Greece
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20250514-1
https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/hours-worked.html?oecdcontrol-d7f68dbeee-var3=2023
Greece Debt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_government-debt_crisis#/media/File:Greek_debt_and_EU_average_since_1977.png
https://www.postfactum.co.uk/greece-debt-government-crisis-2010-grexit-european-union-euro-bank-fiscal-gdp-ratio-imf-eu-bailout-billion-loan-greek-economy
Unemployment stats
https://www.statista.com/statistics/263698/unemployment-rate-in-greece/?srsltid=AfmBOoqEb6sc4GJ70Wq8kwYDIX2oWTkhqhtV_nfgJWz_gzFY1v9jPuOR
GDP per capita https://www.statista.com/statistics/263594/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-greece/?srsltid=AfmBOop5NQqG8TEc3okHX9AA5aMbhOkeSsCOTF0WfLlIMYvIkldbEWu-
Greece ‘Recovery’?
https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/greek-economy-surges-after-decade-pain-2024-04-18/
https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-economic-surveys-greece-2024_a35a56b6-en.html
https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/2024/12/oecd-economic-surveys-greece-2024_26a6b3e5/full-report/executive-summary_13b37540.html#figure-d1e1022-64410757ce
https://think.ing.com/articles/ezco-greece-another-year-of-growth-overperformance-in-sight/
‘Greece‘s Cafe Economy’ LSE Study
https://www.in.gr/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/inGreeSE-212-1.pdf
Wages https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Wages_and_labour_costs#Gross_wages.2Fearnings
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Purchasing_power_parities_and_GDP_per_capita_-_preliminary_estimate
Cost of living
https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/society-in-depth/1264720/greeces-response-to-cost-of-living-crisis-failing-vulnerable-populations-report-shows/
Demographic crisis
https://www.euronews.com/2024/09/13/demographic-decline-greece-faces-alarming-population-collapse
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/greece-s-brain-drain-problem-persists-despite-economic-recovery-study/3279106#:~:text=ATHENS,cohort%2C%20the%20most%20productive%20group.
https://www.tovima.com/society/greece-has-lowest-fertility-rates-in-europe/
PM Mitsotakis Labour Reforms
https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1260791/permanent-increase-in-wages-a-national-goal/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czd9g7yzn4jo
13 hour work day legislation
https://www.taxheaven.gr/news/71796/katateohke-sth-boylh-to-neo-ergasiako-nomosxedio-deite-tis-allages
European 4 day work week studies
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crlz6rwl95do
https://fortune.com/2025/08/28/netherlands-four-day-workweek-europe-us-staffers-grindset-working-women-flexible-schedules-rto-wfh/
https://www.ft.com/content/7b61e52c-93fc-4634-b9ad-fdacac5d6538
