Name: Anonymous 2013-05-05 13:41
Greece adopts bill to cut 15,000 civil servant jobs
THE Greek parliament voted on Sunday to adopt a law providing for the dismissal of 15,000 civil servants as part of austerity measures imposed by the country 's international creditors.
After heated debate during an emergency session, 168 deputies voted for the bill, with 123 voting against and one abstaining as the opposition proved powerless to stop cuts the government insisted were needed to keep the country afloat.
The new law overturns what had been a guarantee of a job for life for workers in Greece's notoriously bloated civil service. - AFP.
THE Greek parliament voted on Sunday to adopt a law providing for the dismissal of 15,000 civil servants as part of austerity measures imposed by the country 's international creditors.
After heated debate during an emergency session, 168 deputies voted for the bill, with 123 voting against and one abstaining as the opposition proved powerless to stop cuts the government insisted were needed to keep the country afloat.
The new law overturns what had been a guarantee of a job for life for workers in Greece's notoriously bloated civil service. - AFP.