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A Chinese executive with shipping company Cosco has helped transform part of Athen's Port of Piraeus into a success story. The multinational firm now has a controversial plan to acquire the whole facility and put it on track to join the ranks of Hamburg and Rotterdam.
A crane lifts containers at the terminal in Piraeus. The port, one of Europe's biggest, has become the site of a dispute between a Chinese company, Cosco, and local unions, who accuse the Chinese of labor abuse and driving down wages.
Foto: © John Kolesidis / Reuters/ REUTERS
Expansion plans would put the port in the same league as Hamburg, Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Tourists in the port of Piraeus during a strike in 2011. Union leaders claim that the Chinese have covered up work accidents and neglected worker safety. With its 18 million passengers, Piraeus is the biggest passenger port in Europe.
Foto: Petros Giannakouris/ AP
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