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The Greek government has dismissed a media report saying that it was planning to sell billions of euros of social security contributions owed to its pension fund to private investors. Citing senior government officials, international news agency Reuters reported late on Thursday that “the first batch of up to 12 …

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Labor and Social Affair Minister, Nikos Vroutsis, has cancelled a ministerial decision regarding the issuing of social security number (AMKA) to migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, unaccompanied refugee children and non-EU nationals. The decision, in fact a circular signed by three SYRIZA ministers for Health, Migration and Social Solidarity was issued on …

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It looks like a real revolutionary concept: Health Care should be provided to insured patients according to the contributions they have paid to social insurance funds. The idea was put indirectly on the table by Rovertos Spyropoulos, the general director of IKA, Greece’s biggest state insurance fund for the insured …

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Coalition government parties Nea Dimocratia of PM Antonis Samaras and PASOK of deputy Prime minister Evangelos Venizelos owe to Greece’s social security fund IKA 365,000 EUR in social contributions. Responding to a written question from MPs, Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis said checks on unpaid contributions in June revealed that New …

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What’s the purpose of this waste of money and time? And thus in a labor market environment that moves with a speed of quicksand responding even to the touch of a light tree leaf? Greek Labor Ministry wants to register all employees across the country. You know all these workers for …

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Greek Labour Minister Yiannis Vroutsis announced that employers who do not insure their employees will be fined with 10,550 euro per uninsured worker. Law violators will have to pay a fine of 18 times the amount of the minimum salary for every uninsured worker, according to new measures announced by …

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No, Troika-chief Poul Thomsen did not refer to pensioners from the notorious Greek state-run enterprises (DEKO) going into retirement at 50’s and getting 2,000 to 3,000 euro. He referred to the poor devils, who get less than 1,000 euro per month, gross. Private sector employees, older generations of self-employed. Poul …

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Greek self-employed almost suffered mass heart attacks and brain strokes on Tuesday noon, when they heard in the news, the Labor ministry planned to cut pensions of new retirees at 35 percent. Furthermore the ministry was trying to secretly pass this ‘clause’ in a multi-bill on labor issues and thus …

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I’m afraid democracy in Greece tends to adopt more and more authoritarian features. Labour Minister Yiannis Vroutsis plans to radically change the strike law and make it more difficult for unions to declare strikes. According to information leaked in the Greek press on Sunday, the absolute majority of the workers (that is: …

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Teargas was fired and unionists were beaten outside the Labour Ministry in downtown Athens when riot police moved to ‘free’ the ministers’ office symbolically occupied by members of Greek Communist Party (KKE) union PAME. Video: riot police carries protester outside the ministry video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Around 10.30 in …

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Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis announced on Thursday that self-employed who have closed their businesses due to crisis will start receiving “unemployment” allowance as of 1. March 2013. The allowance will be 360 euro per month and will be given for a period of time of 3 up to 9 months maximum. …

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With banners and anti-austerity slogans PAME-members of the Greek Communist Party (KKE) union settled in front of the Labour Ministry in Athens hindering representatives of Greece’s lenders to meet the minister. The meeting between Yiannis Vroutsis and the Troika was scheduled for 1:00 p.m. However the representatives of IMF, EU and ECB …

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One in two foreign employees in Greece work without insurance and social security. That was the result of control checks conducted by the Greek Labor Ministry in the first six months of 2012.  According to ministry data, 47.4% of the foreign laborers work without insurance and social security. Labor ministry, …

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Aha! Greece is cleaning the Augean stables full of local and foreigners illegally receiving pensions, social and welfare benefits.  With a huge broom is sweeping away  those who for years profited form public money without being eligible to do so. This weeks’ target of Greek Labour Ministry are the stables at farmers’ …

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