ILO high level mission: need to strengthen collective bargaining and social dialogue
The Greek government has been pushing through a number of labour relations reforms as part of the austerity packages that have been forced upon the Greek people by the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank and European Commission,. The reforms included the annulment of collective agreements. The unions have complained about these measures to the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The ILO sent a High-level Mission to Greece to consider the application of a number of Conventions which were violated. The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations