Museums and archaeological sites closed on weekend due to 48-hour strike

Workers demand meeting with Minister of Culture over a series of grievances

Archaeological sites and museums will be closed the upcoming weekend after the Panhellenic Federation of Workers of the Ministry of Culture declared a 48-hour strike for Saturday and Sunday. The employees demand an immediate meeting with the Minister to solve a series of issues including funding matters, the hiring of 22 archaeologists and 200 antiquities guards.

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