Photo Gallery Greek Woes
Strikes are a fact of life in Greece. Here, police march past garbage left during a trash collector's strike in November.
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has a tough job ahead of him as he tries to cut the country's deficit.
Clashes with police mark student protests in Athens...
... held to mark the death of a teenager a year before.
Workers across Greece -- including builders, medical workers, teachers and journalists --went on strike in December 2009.
Dina Rovithaki, 40, wants the government to turn her temporary contract into a full-time job ...
... while sailor Ali Sakiroglu's livelihood has been hard-hit by the slowdown in the global construction industry.