ATHENS, Greece—Thousands of workers marched on the Greek parliament June 28 as part of a 48-hour strike called by the country’s union federations. Actions were held to protest a second round of austerity measures being pushed by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement-led government that include further wage cuts, layoffs, and reductions in pensions. The European Union and International Monetary Fund have made releasing loans designed to stave off a default in interest payments on Greek sovereign debt contingent on pushing through the austerity. Parliament voted by a slim majority June 29 to approve the measures.

—GEORGES MEHRABIAN