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ATHENS, Nov. 28-- Thousands of people queued for hours at bus stops in the Greek capital of Athens on Wednesday, as more others were left stranded in cars due to the suspension of public transport services amid a 24-hour general strike across Greece. Ferries also remained docked, as seamen participated in the walkout called by the General Confederation of Employees of Greece (GSEE), the country's umbrella labor union for the private sector, which represents half of the country's working force. Labor unionists warned that the anti-austerity protests would continue, which means that the suffering of Greek commuters would go on. Rania and Rosa, two migrants who are living and working in Greece for years, were among those who waited for two hours at a bus stop in the center of Athens to squeeze in a bus to get to work. "I came here at 8:30 a.m. and I am still waiting for the A2 bus. None has appeared... I am trying to get to work," Rania told Xinhua. "I am here out in the street for two hours. What am I going to do with my job?... I really need this work," Rosa added, expressing her frustration. Despite the big inconvenience caused by the strike, commuters voiced support to the labor mobilization, as they can also feel the pinch of the prolonged austerity. Thousands of strikers marched peacefully from two central squares of the Greek capital to the parliament, asking for tax cuts and pensions and salaries increases. | 
