Ministry of Labor

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.

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.

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