Doctors at Greece’ main public health insurer, IKA, continued rolling strikes Wednesday, joined by state hospital doctors in greater Athens, as parliament is expected to approve the latest cost-cutting reforms later in the day.

Greece’s Socialist government has set in motion a series of longer-term austerity measures aimed at cutting overspending in return for international bailout loans worth €110 billion through 2012.

Doctors, lawyers, pharmacists, school teachers and public transport workers are all taking part in strikes this week against the latest round of austerity measures.