Sources: France 24
A general strike and mass protests calling for a hostage deal and ceasefire to end the Gaza war occur across Israel, involving approximately 2.5 million protesters across the country and 300,000 at the protest held in Hostages Square, Tel Aviv. At least 32 protesters are arrested. 2025-08-17
Greeks organize a 24-hour nationwide general strike on the second anniversary of the Tempi train crash, Greece's deadliest railway disaster. 2025-02-28
A general strike takes place in Georgia with hundreds of Georgian firms urging the government to release all political prisoners and hold new elections amid nationwide protests. Former Prime Minister and opposition leader Giorgi Gakharia is hospitalized after being assaulted, allegedly by members of the ruling Georgian Dream party. 2025-01-15
Histadrut, Israel's national trade union center, begins a one-day general strike to protest against the Netanyahu government's failure to negotiate a ceasefire and hostage deal. The strike is later ordered to end prematurely by a Tel Aviv labor court, claiming the strike was illegally political in nature rather than economic. 2024-09-2
Workers of the Polish Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) announce that they will go on a general strike beginning on June 27 amid disciplinary dismissal of the leader of the trade union representing ZUS and general poor conditions of employment. 2022-05-31
A general strike begins in Myanmar despite warnings by the Tatmadaw that further confrontations could cost lives. 2021-02-22
President Alexander Lukashenko says he has ordered security forces to "end the unrest" in Minsk, saying "People are tired. People demand peace and quiet", while also warning that state workers who joined a general strike will not be given their jobs back, and will instead be "replaced by Russians". 2020-08-19
Parisian metro workers launch a general strike, the largest of its kind since 2007, in protest at Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms. Ten of the sixteen metro lines and two major regional train lines are shut down during morning rush hour. 2019-09-13
A general strike is held in Brazil, the first one in twenty years. 2017-04-28
A general strike continues in Bangladesh over a proposed change to the electoral system. 2011-07-7