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Daily Archives: March 9th, 2011

#535 | Migrant hunger strike ends in huge victory

CORRECTION 13:00 GMT+2, March 10 Contrary to the original reports (as re-posted here, see below) the work credits have not been completely disconnected from permanent residence status for the migrants. What has happened instead is that they have been significantly reduced (down from 200 to 120, a 40% decrease). This is still very significant and [...]

#534 | Little stories from IMF-run Greece: youth unemployment increased from 28.9% to 38% in a single year

According to data published by EL.STAT (the Hellenic Statistical Authority), the officially unemployed reached 14.8% in December 2010, up by an entire percentage point in a single month. Unemployment in the age range of 15-24 increased from 28.9% to 39% since December 2009. The Ionian islands are the worse-hit region in the country, with unemployment [...]