Athens taxi drivers launch strike the same day as public transport stoppage

Taxi drivers in the Greek capital will strike the same day that public transport comes to a stop nationwide.

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00:00 Taxi drivers in Athens have begun a 48-hour strike in Athens.

00:05 They're calling for lower taxes, access to bus lanes, and stricter regulation of ride-sharing

00:09 apps.

00:11 The action will coincide on Wednesday with a general strike by public and some private

00:15 sector workers that is expected to disrupt public transport to the Greek capital, ferries,

00:20 and airports.

00:22 It will also coincide with the first anniversary of a railway disaster that killed 60 people

00:27 and injured dozens, the deadliest the country has experienced.

00:30 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:33 (whooshing)