Thousands of people have demonstrated in Athens and Thessaloniki over rising unemployment and the cost of living.
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00:00 Unemployment in Greece has reached 11 percent, its highest level since August last year according
00:08 to Eurostat.
00:10 Protesters on the streets of Athens argue that at the same time wages are too low to
00:15 cover expenses in the capital.
00:17 I work six hours a day, I earn 650 euros a month.
00:23 This is not easy to find a job.
00:36 For some workers, obtaining remuneration for extra work is a lengthy and complicated process.
00:42 I have now reached 8.5 years of unemployment after a long legal battle, in which I was not
00:50 fully justified, I was justified in some areas.
00:53 I was asking for three years of overtime, overtime, overtime and night shift.
00:58 Either we have to work in the second shift, or we have to cut, or we have to cut the other
01:04 part, but how to cut it, what else to do?
01:07 You just cut off from your children and you lose things and yourself.
01:11 Trade unions in Greece have called for more collective bargaining agreements, which formalize
01:16 negotiations between employers and employees.
01:19 One of the most important payments in Greece is the abolition of collective bargaining agreements.
01:26 Although the country has come out of the debt crisis, few have been able to get back into
01:31 power, with the exception of the payment sector.
01:36 Unions say such agreements allow workers to ask for better wages and conditions.
01:41 In the European Union in 2027, this percentage reached 86%, while in Greece today only 20%.
01:48 Today, only 24% of employees in the private sector are covered by collective bargaining agreements.
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