Ministry of Labor
IMF requirement leads to a 17% cut in primary pensions
Commissioner Pierre Moscovici’s timetable for completing the negotiations at the end of March complicates Greek government’s plans that is in a hurry to close the open issue of social security reform by the end of February.
Creditors ‘Quartet’ drops new bomb with calls to drastic pension reductions
Greek officials from the Ministry of Labor took part in a teleconference with technical representatives of Greece’s creditors of the so-called Quartet. They appeared ready to harden their stand, calling for more cuts while also expression their objections to the national pension rate.
Large families gather outside Labor Ministry with dishes of mouth-watering gemista (pics + vid)
As a protest against subsidy cuts to families with three children, members of such families made Greek dishes of gemista (stuffed peppers and tomatoes) and took these with them outside the Ministry of Labor, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity.
New pension levels mean 17 years additional work before retirement
The Greek leftist government needs to complete reforms on social security with pressure being amped by international creditors (EC, ECB, ESM, IMF) at a time when Greece’s opposition parties are turning their back and unions are pressuring with threats of strike action.
Ministry of Labor plans a single social contribution of 20% for pensions
The Ministry of Labor drafts a new plan on social security contributions which will apply to all insured.
It provides a single social contribution of 20% for the main pension and an increase in individual contributions of other sectors which were previously decreased.
Labor MP points to more pension slashes in Greece
Greek Labor Minister George Katrougalos met with a delegation of the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME), the Communist Party of Greece (KKE)-affiliated trade union.
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The tragedy of Turkish workers with occupational diseases
Zafer Aç?kgöz was a 28-year-old subcontracted health worker. Last year, while he was emptying the garbage at Istanbul Medical School, he was pricked by a needle. Despite this, he was forced to clean the sewage without gloves. He was infected and diagnosed with Hepatitis B.
Japan donates EUR 78,000 to Obrenovac
Japanese Ambassador to Serbia Masafumi Kuroki presented a donation of the Japanese government worth EUR 77,995 to the retirement home in Obrenovac.
The donation consists of equipment that should provide better conditions for nursing home residents.
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Vulin condemns racist attitude of Bundestag MP
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy Aleksandar Vulin strongly condemned a statement issued by Croat Josip Juratovic, an MP of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in the Bundestag, according to which Serbs in Croatia should not have the right to vote.
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Low Minimum Wage Encourages People to Live on Benefits - Labor Minister
The low minimum wage disincentivises people from working and they prefer to live on benefits, according to Ivaylo Kalfin, Bulgaria's Minister of Labor and Social Policy.