Solidarity gathering called for 5pm at the Acropolis
Contractual employees of the ministry of culture had stayed in the Acropolis site overnight, demanding two years of back-pay and permanent contracts. Developments since 10 am today:
- Riot police have stormed the site, chasing and beating the ministry employees inside the Acropolis.
- They tear-gassed the employees and passers-by. There are people injured (unconfirmed number) and at least one witnessed arrest.
- According to eye-witnesses, journalists and cameramen were also targeted as the riot police attempted their attack, trying to have a minimum amount of witnesses of it.
- A solidarity gathering has been called for 5pm at the Acropolis.
More info as it comes.
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UMBELIEVABLE SCENES IN ACROPOLIS.
TURISTS THAT STILL COME HERE AND LEAVE MONEY TO THE FASCIST STATE, SHOULD AT LEAST KNOW WHERE THIS MONEY GOES.
TO A FASCIST POLICE STATE THAT HITS, WHITHOUT ANY REASON, WORKERS THAT ARE NOT PAID FOR 12 MONTHS, WORKERS THAT WILL BE FIRED AFTER 15 YEARS OF WORK.
EVERYBOSY SHOULD THINK ABOUT HIS RESPONSIBILITY.
It is not Xounta any more but the REAL EXISTING DEMOCRACY. That is what it really is, and not only in Greece. Pantou!!!
This 2 years of back pay issue, can someone explain how these workers are living day to day? Not a political point… just one of interest
If they are married they usually live on their spouce’s salary, most are forced to find a second job and have no life, others borrow money, live on loans and credit which in turn puts them into more debt while they take a new loan to pay the interests of the previous one and so forth.
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