Greek parliament adopts bill to cut 15,000 civil servant jobs
30 April 2013 6:47 AM IST
The Greek parliament has voted to adopt a law that provides for the dismissal of 15,000 civil servants as part of austerity measures imposed by the country’s international creditors.
After heated debate, 168 deputies voted for the bill yesterday, with 123 voting against and one abstaining.
The new law will overturn what had been a guarantee for workers in Greece’s notoriously bloated civil service of a job for life. Around 800 people turned up outside the parliament to protest against the measure in a demonstration called by trade unions.
The bill provides for the dismissal of 15,000 civil servants by the end of 2014, including 4,000 this year, to meet conditions set by Athens’ creditors for billions in bailout loans. Civil service trade confederation Adedy condemned the ‘politicians who are dismantling the public service.’
After heated debate, 168 deputies voted for the bill yesterday, with 123 voting against and one abstaining.
The new law will overturn what had been a guarantee for workers in Greece’s notoriously bloated civil service of a job for life. Around 800 people turned up outside the parliament to protest against the measure in a demonstration called by trade unions.
The bill provides for the dismissal of 15,000 civil servants by the end of 2014, including 4,000 this year, to meet conditions set by Athens’ creditors for billions in bailout loans. Civil service trade confederation Adedy condemned the ‘politicians who are dismantling the public service.’
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