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Greece's biggest port, Port of Piraeus, which is majority owned and operated by a Chinese company, has become an ideal workplace for locals.

"We feel like the company has a promising future," said Nektarios Demenopoulos, deputy manager of public relations of Piraeus Port Authority, adding that because of the country's financial difficulties, it is not "an average case for Greek companies".

"The bigger the port grows, the better it is for local people, because it means more jobs," said Nikos Katsafados, a forklift operator at the dock.