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October 18, 2012

Greece Launches General Strike Against Austerity 
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In Greece, tens of thousands of people Thursday joined the country’s
second general strike in less than a month to protest austerity
measures. On Wednesday, Greek doctors, journalists and other workers
walked off the job to protest austerity measures they say will worsen
unemployment, which is already over 25 percent. Journalist, Eleni
Iliopoulou said the situation is bleak.

Eleni Iliopoulou: "For us (journalists) the crisis is permanent; there
is no media company, whether it's television, radio, internet or
wherever, that is not firing its workers or driving them to poverty.
Wages are extremely low, and there are very few professional reporters
that are still being paid properly as staff."

 

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